Media BKFC announces 10x media growth since Conor; can they become legitimate competitors to UFC? MASSIVE GROWTH

[Nausicaa]

BKFC is too brutal and niche to ever become mainstream enough to truly compete with the UFC, normies can't stomach the level of damage these guys take.

Though you probably sound like all early UFC critics way back in the days, I'd still have to agree with you.

BKFC feels too much like a backyard brawl

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I'll actually watch BKFC live, and not have to mute commentary or interviews unless Conor is there.

 

[Shane-O-Mac]

I watch BKFC all the time now, regardless of the fighters being way past their primes it still manages to be exciting

I also think Conor wants to eventually leave UFC for BKFC where he will make insane amounts more money fighting or just ride off into the sunset as a promoter

 

[MarioLemieux]

Growth on Social media is a bullshit metric. It's the same one Dana uses for Power Slap to claim its the most popular.

How many events do they sell? What are the gates? Revenue? Profit?

This is all tht's important.

 

[haj02]

Bare knuckle has some growth potential but it literally only appeals to the same type of meatheads who like MMA because they fight in a cage.

 

[dog y]

Social media lol
Who actually watches? We're few in the pbp threads here and sherdog sure is a great indicator for most things related to MMA/fighting.

 

[dog y]

I just gave a homeless guy a ten spot.

He only had a dollar on him. Increased his net worth 10 times.

Good for you and good for him. I'll take a crisp tenner as well.

 

[koa pomaikai]

Growth on Social media is a bullshit metric. It's the same one Dana uses for Power Slap to claim it’s the most popular.

How many events do they sell? What are the gates? Revenue? Profit?

This is all tht's important.

Social media growth indirectly generates revenue, and it directly brings in revenue from sponsors and ads.

 

[Söze Aldo]

They compliment the UFC more than anything and vice versa. They are a bare knuckle boxing promotion they don't do MMA so it's not a direct competition. I imagine most BKFC fans also watch UFC.

Dana and David Feldman actually seem quite friendly compared to him and the other MMA org guys.

 

[surgeyou1]

They are doing well for an upstart combat org. Not breaking the bank for big stars. Growing from within. I don't know what the ceiling of bare knuckle is but they could have potential to become a 3rd alternative to MMA and traditional boxing.

 

[Hank Grill]

They need to get a fat contract with private prisons to make them into fight farms and weekly events in the yard. The guys in get a chance to get time taken off if they beat mike perry.

 

[MarioLemieux]

Social media growth indirectly generates revenue, and it directly brings in revenue from sponsors and ads.

Much smaller scale than PPV, gates ect,

 

[uled]

BKFC Feldman announces that BKFC has growth 10X in fan engagement on social media since the notorious Conor Mcgregor joined as a part owner.

BKFC President Says Conor McGregor Has Ten-Folded BKFC Metrics

Conor McGregor and the kind of impact he has had on the BKFC was highlighted by President David Feldman in a recent interview on YouTube.

www.essentiallysports.com

10 X is an insane amount, they might actually be bigger than PFL now and this could pose issues for UFC.

Bkfc x Rizin i hope one day like Alex Kidd with that fist

 

[SuperAlly]

No.

Next.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

1. Powerslap
2. UFC
3. Soccer
4. BKFC

 

[CrimsonFan]

They are doing well for an upstart combat org. Not breaking the bank for big stars. Growing from within. I don't know what the ceiling of bare knuckle is but they could have potential to become a 3rd alternative to MMA and traditional boxing.

I think if it was just like boxing matches with smaller gloves in the smaller ring they use with short rounds it would be better. The no gloves factor leads to alot of cuts, hand injuries, and just bad fights all around. The few cards I have watched the actual fights themselves were not great because they kept ending too quickly from this type of stuff.

But there have been some legit great scraps there.

 

[Uber_Noober]

I can see it, Conor is ten times the carnival barking, hype man Daner is, people will watch just to see how much money he throws at fighters during the post fight interviews.

 

[HavokHarmon]

10x is at least somewhat hyperbolic. He doesnt have the numbers in front of him so it’s just a gut feeling. Plus he’s talking about metrics like social media views and engagement. Those are good metrics to grow but they don’t necessarily mean that much in and of themselves.

This strikes me as sort of like the Dana White PowerSlap thing; talk about how you’re the biggest thing in the world in the hopes people pay attention to you.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

What about bareknuckle MMA with Gamebread?