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I honestly don't think they make money off of it either way. But it sets them up for more PPVs down the line and Tito winning and the entire Rampage and Mo thing drew some buzz.pretty good ratings, however i have no clue what would be a "successful " ppv # for them
On my site, MMADraws.com, we predict TV ratings and PPV buyrates ahead of time based on the drawing history of fighters on the cards. The top end of the prediction range for this show was 728,000 so very close but a little ahead of expectations.
The PPV buyrate prediction is probably way high but it's the same formula we use for UFC shows and it's usually dead on. Also the same formula we use to predict the tv ratings. The two big unknowns are the promotional powers of UFC vs Bellator and whether or not people are willing to pay money to see the #2 on PPV.
In wrestling, TNA draws barely 1% of their weekly TV audience on PPV. I would think Bellator will be ahead of that. When UFC was on SPIKE, the prelims would generally do about double what this audience was so it stands to reason the buyrate would be about half of the baseline UFC audience at that time but that may be oversimplifying things.
Tito and Rampage are probably both more well-known to the casual fan than just about anyone in UFC right now so they have that going for them.
On my site, MMADraws.com, we predict TV ratings and PPV buyrates ahead of time based on the drawing history of fighters on the cards. The top end of the prediction range for this show was 728,000 so very close but a little ahead of expectations.
The PPV buyrate prediction is probably way high but it's the same formula we use for UFC shows and it's usually dead on. Also the same formula we use to predict the tv ratings. The two big unknowns are the promotional powers of UFC vs Bellator and whether or not people are willing to pay money to see the #2 on PPV.
In wrestling, TNA draws barely 1% of their weekly TV audience on PPV. I would think Bellator will be ahead of that. When UFC was on SPIKE, the prelims would generally do about double what this audience was so it stands to reason the buyrate would be about half of the baseline UFC audience at that time but that may be oversimplifying things.
Tito and Rampage are probably both more well-known to the casual fan than just about anyone in UFC right now so they have that going for them.
So whats your ppv buy prediction?
I wouldnt be surprised if 1/3 of those viewers ordered the ppv with another 1/3 streaming and the other third just not watching the rest of the card.
I honestly don't think they make money off of it either way. But it sets them up for more PPVs down the line and Tito winning and the entire Rampage and Mo thing drew some buzz.
I don't think it'll be a success money wise. But I think the interest it can bring down the line will help.
no way they even did 100k.Between 253,000 and 280,000.
I have almost no confidence they'll hit that number but however far off they are is a reflection on how far Tito and Rampage's star power has fallen since they left UFC. Also, I guess, the difference between Bellator and UFC's promotional power although both factors are kind of tied in with each other.
Between 253,000 and 280,000.
I have almost no confidence they'll hit that number but however far off they are is a reflection on how far Tito and Rampage's star power has fallen since they left UFC. Also, I guess, the difference between Bellator and UFC's promotional power although both factors are kind of tied in with each other.
you really think the ppv did 240k+ buys????
Oh sheeeyit. Da Bombers on a hot betting streak says 250k+, a ppv statistics expert says 253-280k, and if you look at the solid prelim #s and insane amount of activity in the bellator ppv discussion then we might just have a couple hundred thousand ppv buys. How long does it take for the #s to come out?
I wouldnt be surprised if 1/3 of those viewers ordered the ppv with another 1/3 streaming and the other third just not watching the rest of the card.
You think 250k ordered the PPV??
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