Have WME-IMG taken the UFC to the "next level" as Dana White stated they would?

[RandomUser12]

"Next level" being god-awful cards, a disgruntled roster and champions refusing to defend against the best and most compelling challengers, of course.

 

[west42]

If by new level he means a new low- absolutely.

 

[Wise1]

so far, nope.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

They're making lots of money, so who cares about the product as long as millionaires get wealthier

 

[Megatronlee]

Hahahahha

 

[Toner]

The Ferttitas conned WME

 

[Sonny Qc]

They seem to have a pretty Bright future In Boxing tbh....

 

[RandomUser12]

They seem to have a pretty Bright future In Boxing tbh....

 

[rurouni]

besting the reebok deal takes time

 

[Sakuraba7]

Shitty WMMA fights are at an all time-high, so maybe

 

[Brit_Brawler]

I wouldn’t say so but who knows ? Maybe the boxing match might have paid off to being some more ppv buyers .we need a big card to determine that.
Other than that they haven’t done a great deal but it’s early days yet

 

[Seven30]

More like a previous level...

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It feels more like Big Brother than a combat sport

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

Not unless the next level is the basement.

 

[FrankieNYC]

They're making lots of money, so who cares about the product as long as millionaires get wealthier

Sadly there is truth to that.
In a bad year, both WME & UFC went up in value & UFC is on pace to have easily its third best year as far as profits.
Company can absorb a bad year or 2-3, hopefully the skid turns around for fans
But lets be honest, fans bitched in 2015/16 that UFC was dying too ... lol

 

[Psychedelic]

UFC has always been as good as its biggest stars.

Conor: Is arguably bigger than the UFC now. Calls his own shots. Will not fight as much as he used to, and negotiations with him will be a bitch.

Ronda: LOL.

Jon Jones: Being a gangster as usual. When he's not blowing cocaine or crashing cars into pregnant women, he's getting flagged for steroids. Unreliable.

Brock: Brock's return was botched by Jon Jones being Jon Jones.

Sage and Paige: UFC pushed the hell out of them and invested in them. Turns out both can't fight for shit.

WME have been unlucky in some regard. Even their strategy of milking the profit on a short term basis isn't working out well due to many unforeseen variables.

 

[Toner]

NECK AND NECK WITH SOCCER

 

[Seaside]

It has they is more popular than ever before. It only grow.

They be issues always but they better

 

[Willek]

I think most MMA fans prefer it to be lesser known.

 

[777 Others]

Far too early to tell what they'll do