Shocking stats about 2018 UFC pay per view (and star power)

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It's not shocking at all.

Conor = $tar power

Conor = Ca$h

Conor = Dollar$

Conor = $kill$
 
We're still in June, 2018 isn't over yet.

But to add to your initial point you always have to deduct 150,000 PPV buys to cover the cost of operations, at least that is what I read.

So the actual figure makes the took number of PPV's that they made $$ on was 555,000 in the 6 PPV's.

Now we also have to account for that they have to pay PPV service provider 1/3rd. So this also changes the numbers

We have (1.455 million *0.66)-900,000
That equates to 60,000 PPV sales in revenue generated, or 3.6 million. So far In 2018.

But this doesn't include gate, merchandise, tv contracts, or sponsorships..

What we can conclude in this is that the UFC isn't dying, the PPV model is.
 
We used to pay less money for more good fights on the ppv.

Now you have to pay more money for less marquee matchups.

WME conned us.
 
Verace said:
With Conor, Brock, GSP, Jones, Rousey, Cain, Silva and Nate, all away from the sport, ratings look terrible. Without stars the UFC is fucked basically.

Fun fact: USADA is responsible for 3 of them being out.
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fun fact, 1) they are responsible for their own actions, not someone else......2)Brock isnt out because of USADA
 
Skarr said:
fun fact, 1) they are responsible for their own actions, not someone else......2)Brock isnt out because of USADA
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Exactly, the UFC is responsible for using USADA testing, which led to Brock, Jones, nick diaz getting sidelined for a while
 
Roljo said:
Exactly, the UFC is responsible for using USADA testing, which led to Brock, Jones, nick diaz getting sidelined for a while
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UFC responsible for USADA sure, fighters responsible for what they do or dont do with their own bodies

under your logic, I suppose if you take extra breaks at work and they catch you doing it, its their fault and not yours.... lol
 
Casuals tune in for Brock Lesnar and CM Punk.
I have no love for casuals and their bum fighters.
 
I'd argue that the fighters using roids are responsible, not USADA
 
1st half of 2017 wasn't much better so what's point of this thread?
 
Verace said:
Miocic vs. N'Gannou - 380.000
Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta - 350.000
Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya - 260.000
Whittaker vs. Romero 2 - 250,000
Romero vs. Rockhold - 130.000
Nunes vs. Pennington - 85.000

Average per event: 242.500

Considering they put out about 12 PPV events a year: 242.500 x 12 = 2.910.000

In 2017 McGregor Vs Mayweather did 4.300.000

Basically in one night the ufc made the ppv revenue of the entire year of 2018. Now, of course they were co-promoting with showtime but the price for that event was almost double.

4.300.000 x 100(may-mac price) = 430.000.000 and 2.910.000 x 60 (regular ppv price) = 174.600.000.

So, if they split 50/50 for ufc/showtime (which i dont know to be true, but lets assume), the UFC would still have made more in one night than all of 2018 together. (215.000.000 vs 174.600.000)

Also that year, Cyborg Vs Holm, a card with basically two fights (that and khabib vs barboza), being a WMMA main event, did more buys than any 2018 card so far.

Put that, Bisping vs. St. Pierre and Cormier vs. Jones and you come close to the whole prospect for the year of 2018 again.

In 2016:
Conor, in just 2 fights(diaz/alvarez) has done 2.917.000 buys. More than the entire year of 2018 if things keep going the way they are.

Even CM Punks debut did 450k buys that year. No cards in 2018 have broken 400k buys so far.

With Conor, Brock, GSP, Jones, Rousey, Cain, Silva and Nate, all away from the sport, ratings look terrible. Without stars the UFC is fucked basically.

Fun fact: USADA is responsible for 3 of them being out.
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they didn't split anything

showtime & Floyd & dana bent wme ufc over and took off with all their $ and their fighter

dana made money from tmt & the ufc for backing the fight
 
kuka45 said:
1st half of 2017 wasn't much better so what's point of this thread?
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Are there any fights booked with big names for the second? Is It looking like its going to charge?
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UL said:
they didn't split anything

showtime & Floyd & dana bent wme ufc over and took off with all their $ and their fighter

dana made money from tmt & the ufc for backing the fight
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Yeah man im probably off on that. But for the sake of the argument, its something to think about
 
LOL at the idea of the UFC getting big money from the maymac fight.
 
Verace said:
Miocic vs. N'Gannou - 380.000
Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta - 350.000
Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya - 260.000
Whittaker vs. Romero 2 - 250,000
Romero vs. Rockhold - 130.000
Nunes vs. Pennington - 85.000

Average per event: 242.500

Considering they put out about 12 PPV events a year: 242.500 x 12 = 2.910.000

In 2017 McGregor Vs Mayweather did 4.300.000

Basically in one night the ufc made the ppv revenue of the entire year of 2018. Now, of course they were co-promoting with showtime but the price for that event was almost double.

4.300.000 x 100(may-mac price) = 430.000.000 and 2.910.000 x 60 (regular ppv price) = 174.600.000.

So, if they split 50/50 for ufc/showtime (which i dont know to be true, but lets assume), the UFC would still have made more in one night than all of 2018 together. (215.000.000 vs 174.600.000)

Also that year, Cyborg Vs Holm, a card with basically two fights (that and khabib vs barboza), being a WMMA main event, did more buys than any 2018 card so far.

Put that, Bisping vs. St. Pierre and Cormier vs. Jones and you come close to the whole prospect for the year of 2018 again.

In 2016:
Conor, in just 2 fights(diaz/alvarez) has done 2.917.000 buys. More than the entire year of 2018 if things keep going the way they are.

Even CM Punks debut did 450k buys that year. No cards in 2018 have broken 400k buys so far.

With Conor, Brock, GSP, Jones, Rousey, Cain, Silva and Nate, all away from the sport, ratings look terrible. Without stars the UFC is fucked basically.

Fun fact: USADA is responsible for 3 of them being out.
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You're not taking into account that Floyd got the bulk of that ppv money and UFC and Conor probably split 50/50 the remainder.
 
TS needs to finish school and ask permission to her mum to keep posting on sherdog
 
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