CM Punk vs Michael Jackson pushed Overeem / Blaydes off the Main Card?

[Ghost in the Dark]

at UFC 225, Chicago, 10th June.

Here is your Main Card:

Whitaker vs Romero
Dos Anos vs Colby Covington
Holly Holm vs Megan Anderson
Arlovski vs Tuivasa
Punk vs Jackson

Some of the fights which have been pushed off the MC by the above:

Overeem vs Blaydes
Sugar Rashad vs Smith
Guida vs Pettis

 

[AimedWithV]

at UFC 225, Chicago, 10th June.

Here is your Main Card:

Whitaker vs Romero
Dos Anos vs Colby Covington
Holly Holm vs Megan Anderson
Arlovski vs Tuivasa
Punk vs Jackson

Some of the fights which have been pushed off the MC by the above:

Overeem vs Blaydes
Sugar Rashad vs Smith
Guida vs Pettis

Yeah...don't they know that fans around the world buy their PPVs to see Curtis "Famous Persona" Blaydes fighting with his entertaining style?

 

[CountOfSoCal]

Punk/Jackson was always on the main card.

Reem/Blaydes got bumped for Holm/Anderson

 

[degoj99]

Weird choices for sure.

 

[degoj99]

Punk/Jackson was always on the main card.

Reem/Blaydes got bumped for Holm/Anderson

Wouldn't buy this one just on principle.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

No, the Holm main did.

 

[James Baller]

Either way I can't find it in me to complain about a card as stacked as 225 is.

 

[Soul On Ice]

Imagine signing Phil just because he has a following and then giving away his fights for free

S M A R T​

 

[stillm93]

Purchasing my first UFC card in god knows how long to see Punk fight. I imagine a lot of other people who usually don’t buy ppv will be doing so too.

 

[LouisBolanos]

Overeem gets paid 800k flat to fight. Sponsorship is a non-issue. He couldn't give 2 shits if he's fighting on the first fight of the FP prelims, so why should you care TS? You're on Sherdog which means you stream this shit illegally like most of us anyway.

 

[Kinger85]

do you not understand how business works OP?

NEVER forget that the UFC has always been in the money making business first, fight making business second.

 

[Isthat-yo bop]

It’s a damn business . Tired of this shit idk why u people don’t get it . Revenue must be generated to even fucking pay fighters

 

[Gilday]

Lol, if you ever though CM Punk wasn't going to be on the main card you're a fucking moron.

Not even trying to be mean, if you thought they wouldn't use him to sell PPV's then you're braindead.

 

[Mga223]

It’s a damn business . Tired of this shit idk why u people don’t get it . Revenue must be generated to even fucking pay fighters

Put punk on the prelims and see the ratings vs buy rates and compare it to a cm ppv and ratings.

It's fucking common sense yoi have your stars on the ME.

Fuck it khabib vs Conor should open up the card on fight pass.

 

[sss133]

The main event prelim is meant to get last min buys to the PPV.
That fight is more logical than Holm Anderson which has a higher % of sucking

 

[basedworld]

Cm punk has a cult of personality following and the other names dont

 

[lsa]

do you not understand how business works OP?

NEVER forget that the UFC has always been in the money making business first, fight making business second.

Isnt that pretty much every org?
You make it sounds like its only the UFC.

 

[Coolkid666]

punk gonna get paid another 500k to get sat down with the first 1-2 that jackson throws

 

[xhaydenx]

Loool. Reem has had plenty of losses at this point in his career. Why should he get the main card over someone like PUNK who is both a bigger draw and has only been defeated once in his entire career?

 

[Frode Falch]

So.. When are they gonna start doing only male cards and only female?

That would been perfect for me. Doubt i am the only one.