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- CEO insists ‘pedigree of these guys is just different level’ in ONE – ‘De Ridder would strangle the hell out Pereira and Adesanya, first round’
- Chatri touts ‘record year’ for ‘viewership numbers, revenues, capital raised’ and vows to ‘keep on growing’ in 2023 with 70 events planned
“First of all we’re bigger,” Chatri said at a post-event media scrum, when asked about the comparison with the UFC. “Nielsen came out with the industry report eight or nine months ago, on the TV metrics and social and digital. We are bigger – there’s no question – in terms of viewership and engagement around the world.
“If you look at roster quality, what is an average athlete in ONE? He or she is a world champion in one discipline or more prior to joining, at the highest levels. The pedigree of these guys is just different level.
“The average athlete who gets signed by UFC is 8-0 in LFA, or 10-0, or did collegiate wrestling for four years and maybe does Muay Thai for three years. Here you’ve got the best of the best of every discipline.
“Reinier de Ridder, if he recovers 100 per cent and is mentally still there in terms of his confidence, he is the best middleweight on the planet. He would strangle the hell out of Alex Pereira, he would strangle the hell out of Israel Adesanya, first round. These guys don’t have wrestling or grappling.”
“But lastly ask your athletes who’s happier? Which roster has a great relationship with their boss? I understand them. On one side the other boss has never stepped in the ring or a martial arts school.
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