How is power slap a thing?

[Koro_11]

Serious question, who watches that shit and how does it pay for itself? These people get paid right? Dana must be making some money off it right? Where is the revenue coming from?

 

[Mongoosemk12]

My guess is incredibly low production costs (i.e. using equipment and facilities the UFC already has) a long with paying them next to nothing. The clips prob do better than the actual slap fights is my guess. As long as they can occasionally get those to go viral, they prob make money just in advertising.

 

[DiazSlap]

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I don't know of anyone personally who watches it.

I never have, never will.

The promos alone have me losing brain cells.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Dana probably cried to Ari about being burned out, so this is like his bankrolled pick-me-up.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

It does all feel like some kind of elaborate prank.

 

[Luckyme]

I bet there are more people watching Karate Combat and BKFC than Power Slap.

Only reason Power Slap is still around is because of Dana White's stubbornness.

 

[Koro_11]

Only reason Power Slap is still around is because of Dana White's stubbornness.

So it’s like WMMA? Brings in no revenue, no one wants to watch it, but it persists because of Dana‘s stubbornness.

 

[italiamusica]

Yeah I don't get it, it's not a sport and they aren't fighting, it's just stupid. CTE city.

 

[Roop Holstry]

It’ll be bigger than soccer in a few years.


But in reality it would fit right into the movie Idiocracy

 

[tritestill]

Because people are dumb

 

[TheMoa]

So it’s like WMMA? Brings in no revenue, no one wants to watch it, but it persists because of Dana‘s stubbornness.

Rousey's run made them tons of money, so it like the current fights are being subsided by that in hope they get a new one to hit.
Dunno about power slap though

 

[Chart69r]

Money Laundering, probably.

 

[Ares Black]

Never underestimate the appetite for absolute trash

 

[helooo]

Serious question, who watches that shit and how does it pay for itself? These people get paid right? Dana must be making some money off it right? Where is the revenue coming from?

Who pays for UFC

 

[shorinryu86]

No one really watches it.

 

[Fight Professor]

I've seen the same exact topics in boxing forums about MMA 20 years ago.

 

[Koro_11]

Who pays for UFC

Certainly not me, but at least I can see they fill the stadiums so it makes some sense. Does anyone even attend the power slap events?

 

[w00t]

There will always be an audience for watching stupid people do stupid things

 

[Alacran]

Its probably popular outside of the US