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ESPN has 30 shows. The UFC is not cutting back on ppvs(12-13 events) and now Meltzer reports that there also may be 5 fight pass shows. That's 47-48 shows, up from 39 in 2017(22 FOX, 12 ppvs and 5 fightpass). It's going to be a ratings bonanza.
One of the other aspects of the UFC-ESPN arrangement is that there won’t be a reduction in annual pay-per-view cards. The UFC has run 12-13 PPVs regularly over the past several years, and that remains unchanged under the new contract. As if that wasn’t enough, Meltzer also wrote that it’s believed that there will also be “about five events on Fight Pass.” That means we could return to what transpired in 2014, when the UFC ran a staggering 46 shows, including two in one day on multiple occasions.
That isn’t to say that the UFC hadn’t entertained cutting down on PPV shows. However, according to Meltzer, that was “back when the expectation was getting $200 million for television rights,” as opposed to the $150 million they wound up with.
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/5/...eal-ufc-played-chicken-with-fox-lost-mma-news
One of the other aspects of the UFC-ESPN arrangement is that there won’t be a reduction in annual pay-per-view cards. The UFC has run 12-13 PPVs regularly over the past several years, and that remains unchanged under the new contract. As if that wasn’t enough, Meltzer also wrote that it’s believed that there will also be “about five events on Fight Pass.” That means we could return to what transpired in 2014, when the UFC ran a staggering 46 shows, including two in one day on multiple occasions.
That isn’t to say that the UFC hadn’t entertained cutting down on PPV shows. However, according to Meltzer, that was “back when the expectation was getting $200 million for television rights,” as opposed to the $150 million they wound up with.
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/5/...eal-ufc-played-chicken-with-fox-lost-mma-news
