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Oh well. Back to kickboxing I guess.
Chael vs Fedor is a fight MMA fans have been waiting a decade for.How is the tourney interesting at all?
Nunes helped kill the ufc. Beat up their Cash Cow and all time low ppvs
she would have lost anyway either in a rematch with holm or against valentinaNunes helped kill the ufc. Beat up their Cash Cow and all time low ppvs
remember all the people saying "UFC doesn't need Conor"? oh yes yes they fucking need him
Just lol @ 85k buying the PPV! <Lmaoo><45>
It's all over, boys. The UFC is now a thing of the past.
Let the Bellator-era begin!
No they really have not. I been a fan since 94 and never heard anyone talk about this fight once.Chael vs Fedor is a fight MMA fans have been waiting a decade for.
nope, i didnt watch this event live.@Final Say was one of those 85k <Lmaoo><Lmaoo><Lmaoo>
So a steroid user that has never won a big fight moving up 2 weigh classes to to fight a guy that hasn’t beat anyone relevant in 6 years moves your needle?Chael vs Fedor
And
Meathead vs Bader
They are both competitive fights featuring big guys that are well known. A top 3 LHW (Bader) taking on heavyweights is interesting to me plus the personalities help sell the fights.
Its far from the Strikeforce tournament but its entertianing enough for free TV
There's a subforum just for those threads. Probably why you haven't heard of it. Otherwise the whole front page would be all Chael vs Fedor.No they really have not. I been a fan since 94 and never heard anyone talk about this fight once.
nope, i didnt watch this event live.
i usually go to the bar/restaurant to watch cards i dont want to pay for though
like i said, gotta be kind of a bum to sit at home and steal things you want to see.
It seems the new owners are playing long ball with these TV deals, I assumed they lost money in 2017 without maymac as well but you have been quick to clarify thats not the case recently. It would seem those TV deals are whats really important and "less is more" seems to be the new philosophy. And by less I mean less quality not less fights.Actually it is the reverse
If Conor does not fight in 2019, they will have a record year of profits due to the TV deal.
Without him fighting in 2017 for UFC, they broke records (not including maymac) & 2018 will be similar without him (maybe 2nd best year)
Say what you will about WME & MMA, but they made the financial adjustments to be less reliant on Conor.
Of course with Conor's PPV draw is better, but they are not doom/gloom without him.
It seems the new owners are playing long ball with these TV deals, I assumed they lost money in 2017 without maymac as well but you have been quick to clarify thats not the case recently. It would seem those TV deals are whats really important and "less is more" seems to be the new philosophy. And by less I mean less quality not less fights.
UFC 224 had 3 decent fights on the main card but not worth the price of a PPV. Machida vs Belfort would have been big a couple of years ago but today, not so hot.
What boggles my mind is how the UFC thought it was a good idea to let Nunes headline against someone who would sell maybe 3-4 PPVs to friends and family. I like Pennington but she’s not a good fighter and she’s usually boring to watch. She’s a human punching bag and the card was doomed when they put her in the main event.
Also, to make the PPV even further watered down they put Dern in the main event of a PPV with a very weak main event. I don’t mind watching her fight but she should be on the main card of a UFN card not a weak PPV.
In hindsight, the event was enjoyable to watch but I wouldn’t pay a cent to see it live.
Yea the ufc is on a little slump but they are far from going anywhere. I said before that the ufc pulled this event the same night as bellator to see where they stand in comparison. The UFC purposefully put the nunes-pennington as the main card for a reason. They wanted to see how their worst ppv card would do against bellator.Need more proof?
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Be...nce-of-605000-to-Paramount-Network-CMT-136711
Also PPV did 85k. LOL.
UFC is dying bro.