Update On UFC TV Negotiations: FOX, ESPN, Turner and NBC all interested.

[FrankieNYC]

Update On UFC TV Negotiations

As a follow-up to his first interview in October regarding UFC TV negotiations, FrankieNYC did a Q&A with members of the Sherdog and MMA Community forums, regarding new information on the UFC television negotiations.

Special props to @Myrddin Wild & others for the great Q's

Cliffs:

• Latest Fox offer is $250m (upped 2x in 5 months)
• NBC & Fox are front runners with ESPN & Turner interested (to varying degrees)
• Why networks are bidding more for a product with declining interest .
• UFC's asking price of $450 was never realistic & declining ratings certainly hurt bidding.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Still no $450 million yet, I see <Lmaoo>

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Thanx for the shoutout brotha! Was a pleasure for my little contribution~

Great work as alwayz! Thanks for keeping us on the cutting edge

 

[Thuckey]

B-b-b-b-...ut.. people on Sherdog said UFC is dying and a shit product.. and..and FOX doesn't want that garbage anymore...


ww..w.w...wwhata???

 

[FrankieNYC]

Thanx for the shoutout brotha! Was a pleasure for my little contribution~

Great work as alwayz! Thanks for keeping us on the cutting edge

Much deserved my man.
You always have good queries.
Some so good, I can't answer lol

 

[SeattleFightFan]

good Q&A. thanks.

 

[Myrddin Wild]

B-b-b-b-...ut.. people on Sherdog said UFC is dying and a shit product.. and..and FOX doesn't want that garbage anymore...


ww..w.w...wwhata???

Ah yes, the mandatory "UFC is dying" thread that regenerates for us once or twice a week ever since the UFC has been having record breaking years.

 

[FrankieNYC]

good Q&A. thanks.

Thank you & as I said privately, I really appreciate your support.

 

[Goodfella86]

I resent NBC, but it makes me wonder about the doors that would open. It'd be fun watching Derrick Lewis play Air Hockey with Jimmy Fallon.

 

[FrankieNYC]

I resent NBC, but it makes me wonder about the doors that would open. It'd be fun watching Derrick Lewis playing Air Hockey with Jimmy Fallon.

Funny but Kimmel & Conan have small ownership stakes & they do shit.
I don't understand the 20 or so celebs that have financial interest in UFC doing absolutely shit to promote it.

@Myrddin Wild had a list the other day

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Much deserved my man.
You always have good queries.
Some so good, I can't answer lol

Thank you bro... yeah I went pretty deep... & there's no way we can know some of that stuff till the deal gets done... but at least the questionz are there for when the answers do start trickling out.

 

[tithas]

Still no $450 million yet, I see <Lmaoo>

You realize that was never the true goal right? You always start high then settle in the middle.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Thank you bro... yeah I went pretty deep... & there's no way we can know some of that stuff till the deal gets done... but at least the questionz are there for when the answers do start trickling out.

Oh, I know you will be on my AZZ when the deal gets finalized lol

 

[MescalineDreams]

B-b-b-b-...ut.. people on Sherdog said UFC is dying and a shit product.. and..and FOX doesn't want that garbage anymore...


ww..w.w...wwhata???

WME conned the fertittas

 

[kimocomplex]

UFC is dying brah

 

[Myrddin Wild]

I resent NBC, but it makes me wonder about the doors that would open. It'd be fun watching Derrick Lewis play Air Hockey with Jimmy Fallon.

Funny but Kimmel & Conan have small ownership stakes & they do shit.
I don't understand the 20 or so celebs that have financial interest in UFC doing absolutely shit to promote it.

@Myrddin Wild had a list the other day

Here we go...

https://investorplace.com/2016/09/celebrities-ufc-ben-affleck-tom-brady-adam-levine/#.WoVojedG0aE

• Conan O’Brien
• Ben Affleck
• Tom Brady
• Robert Kraft
• Mark Wahlberg
• Adam Levine
• Cam Newton
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams
• Maria Sharapova
• The Weeknd
• Anthony Kiedis
• Flea
• Li Na
• Guy Fieri
• Calvin Harris
• LL Cool J
• Michael Bay
• Trey Parker
• Tyler Perry
• Jimmy Kimmel
• Rob Dyrdek
• Sylvester Stallone

 

[tithas]

Here we go...

https://investorplace.com/2016/09/celebrities-ufc-ben-affleck-tom-brady-adam-levine/#.WoVojedG0aE

• Conan O’Brien
• Ben Affleck
• Tom Brady
• Robert Kraft
• Mark Wahlberg
• Adam Levine
• Cam Newton
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams
• Maria Sharapova
• The Weeknd
• Anthony Kiedis
• Flea
• Li Na
• Guy Fieri
• Calvin Harris
• LL Cool J
• Michael Bay
• Trey Parker
• Tyler Perry
• Jimmy Kimmel
• Rob Dyrdek
• Sylvester Stallone

Did we ever figure out if each one bought in as a % holder or was it something similar to valued shares for a nontraded company?

 

[Myrddin Wild]

UFC is dying brah

I wonder if @FrankieNYC knows about this? Shocking.

 

[MescalineDreams]

Here we go...

https://investorplace.com/2016/09/celebrities-ufc-ben-affleck-tom-brady-adam-levine/#.WoVojedG0aE

• Conan O’Brien
• Ben Affleck
• Tom Brady
• Robert Kraft
• Mark Wahlberg
• Adam Levine
• Cam Newton
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams
• Maria Sharapova
• The Weeknd
• Anthony Kiedis
• Flea
• Li Na
• Guy Fieri
• Calvin Harris
• LL Cool J
• Michael Bay
• Trey Parker
• Tyler Perry
• Jimmy Kimmel
• Rob Dyrdek
• Sylvester Stallone

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

You realize that was never the true goal right? You always start high then settle in the middle.

Or settle for half-value while your paid posters on the internet sing songs of praise and worship