Media Dana White Doesn't Love the $10 PPV Price Increase

[knowsitall]

MMA has cost me 0$ and will do that untill i lose interest.

 

[Tuaminator]

Damn we pay $40 New Zealand which is $27 US and its too much and some people stream it.

Although we pay $60 every time a rugby player boxers a garbage man...

 

[wwkirk]

Dana says neither he nor the UFC are responsible for to PPV price increase. I know Uncle Dana fibs fairly frequently, but his explanation sounds plausible.

"According to UFC president Dana White, the promotion has no input in the price of its premium events since it gave pay-per-view rights to ESPN as part of its broadcast deal.

“We don’t have any say in that,” White said at the UFC on ESPN 32 post-fight press conference. “We gave the pay-per-views to ESPN, so that’s their decision.

“You know how I feel about that stuff. I don’t love when prices get raised, but it’s not my decision, it’s their’s.”

https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/D...ew-Price-Increase-Thats-ESPNs-Decision-184183

 

[Stargazer Rex]

 

[loisestrad]

So, aside "never trust Dana"-memes, why wouldn't you trust him in this case? He's not stupid.

 

[suffersystem]

I don't understand why anybody would think Dana is the one raising prices. I doubt he has a major say in anything in regards to that.

 

[Carniusss]

People on here have been following the sport for 10-15 years plus and still think Dana makes all the big decisions.

 

[Lights Out 101]

Fuck ESPN. I genuinely hope that the UFC experiences their highest rate of piracy this year.

 

[spinitch]

Ok in that case all is good. Not. Nice try passing the buck. Folks will protest with their wallets. More revenue per sub but less subs. The UFC cut of the deal might push the raise. How is this for a protest mantra, “do they think we have CTE or something?”

 

[MCS]

Fans should run the company, like before. Never give power to numbers guys. They only look at views, don't care about the sport.

 

[wwkirk]

Fans should run the company, like before.

Hold up! Fans used to run the UFC?!?

 

[MCS]

Hold up! Fans used to run the UFC?!?

Fertittas and Dana are fans, too. Numbers guys are there because the sport got popular.

 

[glavinator]

This is what I said in the price increase thread a week ago, and its very likely true. Anyone that thinks Dana controls that shit in the current landscape is retarded

 

[Deleted member 110072]

He's to blame for the prices increases.

 

[wwkirk]

Fertittas and Dana are fans, too. Numbers guys are there because the sport got popular.

Okay. Cool.
Maybe ESPN will get sick of the UFC and sell it to the right people.

 

[MCS]

Okay. Cool.
Maybe ESPN will get sick of the UFC and sell it to the right people.

They'll probably extend, cuz estimations.

 

[ijngf]

El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido

 

[ijngf]

Dana White will make a good decoration on a street light.

 

[yellownonina]

He's to blame for the prices increases.

He isn't tho lol

 

[mmacrisis]

While ESPN may have raised the price it seems silly to think Dana wasn't informed or had zero input.