Serena Williams is far more popular then Rousey in the US and worldwide.
This guys article is a farce all around.
it is also one with a lack of grip on reality - unfortunate when one of the few positive articles on MMA is also quite delusional.
Read it you fool.
The "breakthrough" category, also its not some random guy making up numbers on Bloody Elbow. Its a sports marketing research firm who got the data and "this guy" just wrote about it.
most of the people here never get past the thread title let alone read the whole link before they mouth off.
Read it you fool.
The "breakthrough" category, also its not some random guy making up numbers on Bloody Elbow. Its a sports marketing research firm who got the data and "this guy" just wrote about it.
Judging by it's name, I'd imagine the "breakthrough" category is for new celebrities...... so has nothing to do with Serena Williams who broke through over a decade ago.
Bigger than MLB. Not too shabby.
Ufc will never become bigger than the nfl
I'm saying it and it's 100% truth.
I did read the article, and the headline says superstar, which in itself is a farce. No one gives a shit about Rousey in the grand scheme of things.
The NFL is very weak worldwide while MMA is getting a growing interest. Even if the ground game can be boring for casuals, fighting still has that universal vibe. American Football is almost unbearable to watch if you aren't used to it and don't know the rules, it has been pushed into foreign markets for years with little success. I wouldn't be surprised if more people worldwide could name one MMA fighter than tell you who won the last Superbowl.
I couldnt even tell you 1 nfl team let alone who was in the superbowl outside america no1 cares for nfl,mlb,nba etc
The ufc can be bigger then them globally for sure but they will never compete with football globally
I couldnt even tell you 1 nfl team let alone who was in the superbowl outside america no1 cares for nfl,mlb,nba etc
The ufc can be bigger then them globally for sure but they will never compete with football globally
I'm saying it and it's 100% truth.
I did read the article, and the headline says superstar, which in itself is a farce. No one gives a shit about Rousey in the grand scheme of things.
I'm saying it and it's 100% truth.
I did read the article, and the headline says superstar, which in itself is a farce. No one gives a shit about Rousey in the grand scheme of things.
I'm saying it and it's 100% truth.
I did read the article, and the headline says superstar, which in itself is a farce. No one gives a shit about Rousey in the grand scheme of things.
It's harder to make UFC bigger in the states than it is to make it bigger than "soccer" in the rest of the world.
Every event in every arena UFC attends is sold out everywhere they go. We always see packed houses.
It's hard to sway people in the States from topping their state team for another sport.
I personally think it can do both.
People are being forced to take notice.
So many people who never watch are watching event posters, seeing it on Fox Sports 1 now, and the coverage is just everywhere.
Their marketing is also getting better and smarter, i.e. can't have an event in Mexico yet? Smartest thing to get it legal over there is to have Mexican support by having Champion Cain Velasquez headline a Houston card.
Damn I always thought he meant football stateside they will never be bigger then "soccer"globally,nfl etc yes is easily possible as no one outside of the states cares about it.
Surprised how big Anderson is in brazil though thought a few more football players would of been ahead of him
The article also investigates DW's claim that the UFC is bigger than the NFL and on-par with soccer globally
Just LOL. Islam is on par with "soccer" globally. UFC? No.
just wait until the FIFA World Cup to see if MMA is neck to neck with football LOL