"UFC will be the biggest sport in the world by 2019." - Dana White 2009

[blaseblah]

Vince net worth over 1 billion . Dana not in the same league.

That's because he owns the WWE. Dana doesn't own the UFC, he's just the president. They are not really comparable.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Vince net worth over 1 billion . Dana not in the same league.

Did you post that thinking it helped make your case?
If so ... not good

Dana is worth about 1/2 that & never owned more then 10% of UFC

Fertitta's & WME/Investors laugh at VKM's money

 

[FrankieNYC]

UFC will be bigger than soccer - Dana
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Love that gif

 

[TheHNICuLuv2Hate]

Edit: Vince could have bought the UFC over a decade ago, and I’m thankful he didn’t.

 

[FrankieNYC]

How long did it take Vince & how long has Dana been doing it for?

Not even that
DW owns 7% of UFC & Vince is majority owner of WWE
Silly comparison
Fert's blow VKM out of the water as far as worth

 

[FrankieNYC]

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Edit: Vince could have bought the UFC over a decade ago, and I’m thankful he didn’t.

Vince was never interested
His son wanted him to & that was when it was up for sale & Fert's bought it.
Same with Pride & SF

 

[Deleted member 490433]

Its all good
I gave him a shot & its not worth it.

Maybe next SD alias will do better?


But back to DW's hyperbole
I doubt even he believed it lol

Who knows (probably not). Can't blame for thinking huge though. All in all he's done incredibly well (More than anyone would have believed him capable of I'm sure).

 

[octagon888]

Globally they are getting there but soccer still bigger. I wonder what kinds of video rights and merch these other markets bring in.... Surely lots of wanker kits being sold as somewhere.

 

[CasterMard]

There's still 11 months left. Olympics are failing, we'll see if the World cup in Russia this summer flops, and Conor and CM punk return in the octagon this year.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Who knows (probably not). Can't blame for thinking huge though. All in all he's done incredibly well (More than anyone would have believed him capable of I'm sure).

He just says stupid shit 24/7
He is a promoter in & out

 

[Ilovepizza]

Globally they are getting there but soccer still bigger. I wonder what kinds of video rights and merch these other markets bring in.... Surely lots of wanker kits being sold as somewhere.

dana?

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[blackjackz]

A lot of things about Dana drive me nuts, but make no mistake, his bullheaded belief in his product is one of the reasons that MMA and more specifically, the UFC, has grown from an insignificant, underground niche sport into a global mainstream sport.

This is one thing I won't fault the man for, everything else, well.....

 

[FrankieNYC]

Oh & for the nitwits, none of the post were a slam at Vince at all
but the facts are, WWE pays $9.50 to make every $10.00
That is not a great return
The company grossed $800m in 2017 with over 500 events
UFC grossed less & made 9-10x more profit
UFC also paid a higher % to fighters.

Completely different business structure
WWE is about making a little each event but with a huge volume of events
A performer signs with WWE, they do 50 weeks a year on the road 4-5 days per week plus travel with no schedule of their own.

 

[007]

 

[skylolow]

A promoter, promoting.....who would've ever thought????

 

[ultra321]

Maybe if the Fertitta's were still pulling the strings

 

[Fraz]

"By 2019 our PPVs will be doing record low numbers of 15k"

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Its all good
I gave him a shot & its not worth it.

Maybe next SD alias will do better?


But back to DW's hyperbole
I doubt even he believed it lol

Do you believe an average UFC fighter will make more money in their UFC career than an average WWE wrestler will make in their WWE career.

 

[Paynebringer]

"WWE says that the average wrestler on the main roster makes $500,000 per year"

#facts

Word of advice joined Tuesday don't talk numbers with @FrankieNYC for your own safety stay in your lane man...

 

[Killuminati0947]