News Financial state of the UFC & Bellator - Article

[Myrddin Wild]

Sherdog member @FrankieNYC was interviewed by BJPenn.com
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...ellator-looking-back-at-2018-forward-to-2019/

They cover a lot of info regarding Bellator and UFC finances. After Frankie covering this information in Sherthreadz throughout the year, I find this a great consolidation of what has been said all ready... but mixed with modern & up to date information. iow... it's a great breakdown of what's going on!

Key points:

• The new TV dealz
• PPV split
• UFC evaluation
• Bellator finally making a profit this year
  
• DAZN deal

 

[Lukn4trbl]

Any truth to WME dumping the UFC due to poor revenue?

 

[FrankieNYC]

Ha ... I was just about to thread it myself
Thanks Z-Man

We been getting a nice reax so far
Lets see how it goes over on SD




I should be doing an interview by podcast with @TheCompleteKO soon as a follow-up.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Any truth to WME dumping the UFC due to poor revenue?

Yes
On Feb 29th its happening

 

[Damon3388]

Any truth to WME dumping the UFC due to poor revenue?

Lol at dumping a multi-billion dollar investment less that isn't even doing poorly less than two years after the acquisition.

In4 farcical "UFC is dying" narrative.

 

[magical]

Yes
On Feb 29th its happening

29 February 2020?

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Any truth to WME dumping the UFC due to poor revenue?

Yes
On Feb 29th its happening

Another alternative is Jan 29th when Konner & Chabib go to their NSAC trial.
(Edit: Record PPV salez... get it?)

 

[FrankieNYC]

29 February 2020?

No 2018

It just takes time for news to get out in this age of the internet

 

[ralphus1]

The most recent UFC PPV supposedly drew 900k buys, plus the billion dollar ESPN contract.

UFC is doing fine.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Any truth to WME dumping the UFC due to poor revenue?

 

[FrankieNYC]

Lol at dumping a multi-billion dollar investment less that isn't even doing poorly less than two years after the acquisition.

In4 farcical "UFC is dying" narrative.

Dumping a company that has gone up in value 50% as well is humorous

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Sherdog member @FrankieNYC was interviewed by BJPenn.com
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...ellator-looking-back-at-2018-forward-to-2019/

They cover a lot of info regarding Bellator and UFC finances. After Frankie covering this information in Sherthreadz throughout the year, I find this a great consolidation of of what has been said all ready... but mixed with modern & up to date information. iow... it's a great breakdown of what's going on!

Key points:

• The new TV dealz
• UFC evaluation
• PPV split
• Bellator finally making a profit this year
  
• DAZN deal

Link broke

 

[FrankieNYC]

The most recent UFC PPV supposedly drew 900k buys, plus the billion dollar ESPN contract.

UFC is doing fine.

Don't believe the 900k report
It was bogus

 

[FrankieNYC]

Link broke

It works on my end

https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...ellator-looking-back-at-2018-forward-to-2019/

 

[chitoortiz]

Frankie's good shit.

Will read.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

It works on my end

https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...ellator-looking-back-at-2018-forward-to-2019/

That worked, OPs didnt

Er working now

 

[FrankieNYC]

That worked, OPs didnt

Weird

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Most interesting I found was the info on the PPV cut going from 50/50 between UFC & PPV providerz, to 70/30 in favor of the UFC.

I've been wondering about the 5 year plan that Dana mentioned during the sale & wondering what their big planz were... & I can't help but think this was a big part of that.

Frankie gives some numberz in the article on how this shakes out... & as you can imagine... It's huge!

 

[Myrddin Wild]

That worked, OPs didnt

Er working now

I fixed the link in the OP. It musta changed or something. I caught it stat upon release... maybe too stat.

thanx 4 pointing the link thing out.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Weird

Will Dazn last 3 years in your opinion?