http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/1/7...ute-over-matching-eddie-alvarezs-ufc-offer-we
Who is Rebney kidding by saying they matched the UFC's offer dollar per dollar? Sure they may have matched some payments dollar per dollar but when it comes to PPV buys and the fighters cut, there is no way they can match that dollar per dollar. They may have matched it as a % but not to the dollar.
Hypothetically, let's say the contract states 1% of the no. of PPV buys and an Alvarez fight in the UFC sold 500K buys at nice round no. of $50 per view, that equates to $25M.
Not let us say Alvarez' cut is 1% of that, for a total of $250K. Is Rebney really saying he has enough money to give Eddie $250K per fight as a main card headliner? I'm being fictitious about 500K but that could be 800K, 1M, who knows? So that's my point.
There is now way Bellator's contract can be dollar per dollar when no one knows how many PPV buys Edddie Alvarez will sell for the UFC. He could sell 1M or he can sell 250K buys. The only thing that contract will state is a percentage with tolerances which could stair depending on how many PPVs Alvarez sells. That contract can even say 1% if <=500K buys vs. 1.5% if between 501K and 800K, etc.
Why else would Alvarez say what he said below?
According to Alvarez in a Monday interview on The MMA Hour, Bellator didn't match the deal. Speaking metaphorically to avoid exact contract language, he likened the UFC's deal to "fine dining" and Bellator's to "McDonald's," saying all dinners are not created equal.
In my mind Rebney saying Bellator matched the UFC's offer is like having a $50 piece of steak with the UFC vs. 10 Big Macs from Bellator. Sure they both work out to around $50 but who wants to eat 10 Big Macs when you can have a fat juicy bone in ribeye at the same table as the rest of the UFC Superstars
Who is Rebney kidding by saying they matched the UFC's offer dollar per dollar? Sure they may have matched some payments dollar per dollar but when it comes to PPV buys and the fighters cut, there is no way they can match that dollar per dollar. They may have matched it as a % but not to the dollar.
Hypothetically, let's say the contract states 1% of the no. of PPV buys and an Alvarez fight in the UFC sold 500K buys at nice round no. of $50 per view, that equates to $25M.
Not let us say Alvarez' cut is 1% of that, for a total of $250K. Is Rebney really saying he has enough money to give Eddie $250K per fight as a main card headliner? I'm being fictitious about 500K but that could be 800K, 1M, who knows? So that's my point.
There is now way Bellator's contract can be dollar per dollar when no one knows how many PPV buys Edddie Alvarez will sell for the UFC. He could sell 1M or he can sell 250K buys. The only thing that contract will state is a percentage with tolerances which could stair depending on how many PPVs Alvarez sells. That contract can even say 1% if <=500K buys vs. 1.5% if between 501K and 800K, etc.
Why else would Alvarez say what he said below?
According to Alvarez in a Monday interview on The MMA Hour, Bellator didn't match the deal. Speaking metaphorically to avoid exact contract language, he likened the UFC's deal to "fine dining" and Bellator's to "McDonald's," saying all dinners are not created equal.
In my mind Rebney saying Bellator matched the UFC's offer is like having a $50 piece of steak with the UFC vs. 10 Big Macs from Bellator. Sure they both work out to around $50 but who wants to eat 10 Big Macs when you can have a fat juicy bone in ribeye at the same table as the rest of the UFC Superstars
