I think the markup is losing the UFC spotlight. People talk about UFC fighters 10 times more then the fighters of other promotions. Chandler talked about how he signed with the UFC for less money then in Bellator but made up for it in sponsorships due to the UFC exposure
It's the Carmagoat. Did you know she was in the military?
I just wonder what “huge” could mean. In Josh Thomson’s terms that could be a hardcore mma fight that nobody outside of hardcores care about. Larkin vs MVP is a great fight and casuals can get behind MVP. But will Bellator do that or put some randoms that nobody gives a fuck about?
What about something like benson vs eddie alvarez if they resign him and making it a tournament fight
Idk man I don’t think Eddie is getting too many suitors. His price tag is high and he’s old. Can’t see ufc or Bellator signing him. If he wants to keep fighting I can see him going to PFL maybe. I know he’s holding out for ufc or Bellator but I don’t think it’s happening.
UFC's main events get canceled on almost every card, people get injured by trying flying knees, robberies of the century (Yan/O'Malley) etc
God dang pal, ya ain't gotta get hot about it
I agree he doesn't gotta get hot but I actually think Bellator has been for the most part doing very well lately. Matchmaking isn't perfect but there's no doubt it's improved. Good talent continues to be signed. The problem is they haven't made very many people notice which is kind of the point.
I think the CBS move is proof. I'm just hoping they can get a show in every few months. They'll never put it on over basically any other sporting event but there are enough down weeks to go around. I think a summer afternoon card in Europe would make sense for CBS.
It doesn't have to truly "challenge" the UFC as much as it needs to build it's own stock into something that better reflects the talent that it has on it's roster. Bellator is less than the sum of it's parts and that bothers me. I don't think any of the current products will challenge the UFC because they've been on free TV too long. The only thing I can think of that could potentially make a dent is if 2 of PFL, Bellator and ONE merged then immediately went into doing quarterly PPVs at a lower cost than UFC. The only way something can challenge the UFC is if it can sell PPVs though.
