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They need to have Mighty Mouse fight a 225lb Mountain Dew drinking basement dweller so internet trolls get a better idea of how good these fighters really are.
But where's the platform for any fighter to sell themselves?? The entire success of a fighters popularity is there appeal to casuals, yet the UFC has proven itself to be a bad platform to reach that demographic, the only platform that fighters had was through sponsors and they lost that platform.
You dont think if MM had a sponsorship with Nike he'd be more popular?? Yet he's lost as well as the rest of the roster, that avenue to reach casuals.
WME is cutting costs anywhere they can, even when it comes to promoting fights; how much advertising did you see for Miocic vs. Cormier? I didn't see any at all. They're content creators at this point; quantity over quality, bank on the UFC brand, and make most of the money outside of PPV. Unfortunately, they'll end up doing irreparable damage to the brand and won't be able to bank on it anymore in the future. If the trend continues, I expect the UFC to be dead by the time the ESPN deal expires.But who really knows what their business strategy priorities are like at the moment? Maybe management sees MM as a lost cause, so why waste valuable resources on a guy who draws 100k PPV buys?
Im buying saturdays, and more interested in MM vs Cejudo than i am in TJ vs Cody(both guys annoy me)My question was, do you buy his PPVs?
The main platform has always been and will always be to open your mouth, unfortunately. There of course exceptions like Anderson Silva who overtime was able to win fans over by using his unique brand of fighting. MM has everything working against him. People are bias against the smaller weight classes. The UFC is doing a horrible job with promoting those classes and MM is refusing to be loud.
In regards to the sponsorship I whole hearty agree. Go look at my posting history. I've consistently said from day one that the Reebok deal was a scam. The UFC only did the deal so they can receive all revenue in the octagon and be able to prevent fighters from having extra leverage. MM for example had the Xbox deal and they stole it from him. Now Microsoft to paying the UFC directly and probably for a lot more money to place octagon size ads. Go figures.
Im buying saturdays, and more interested in MM vs Cejudo than i am in TJ vs Cody(both guys annoy me)
152, 174, 178, 186, 191, 197, 216
Buy any of those? Because those are the PPVs that are being talked about.
One thing that sets Conor apart from all other fighters promotionally is that he understands the value of EVERY SINGLE SECOND that potential consumers have their eyes on you.
1) He creates drama backstage knowing someone will snap a pic.
2) He has his face up against the camera as soon as they cut to him for his walkout.
3) He engages the fans and takes in the moment as he enters, which you can see.
4) He acknowledges the crowd before he steps into the cage.
5) He does the billionaire strut around the cage.
6) He does ridiculous spinning kicks and plays to the crowd the entire time he's waiting to be announced, which you can't even see on tv.
7) He steps to the center with his arms out as he's being announced.
8) He has a promo planned for when he wins.
And that's all just in the time between his walk to the cage and his walk back. Meanwhile the only time people will see Mighty Mouse(and everyone else) outside the cage, he's walking solemnly towards it with a women's track suit on.
152, 174, 178, 186, 191, 197, 216
Buy any of those? Because those are the PPVs that are being talked about.
216 yes,
197 No, but i habe yet to see Jon Jones vs OSP and never watched Edson vs Pettis, i watched the replay of MM vs Cejudo.
191 - no
186 - yea
178 - yes
174 - yes
152 - yes
to be fair tuf hasn't been a relevant promotional tool since tuf 6; with the exception of the kimbo season.To be honest brah, they did an entire season of tuf around him to show how great of a Champ he is.
DJ just ain't marketable. Too small. Poor division in terms of star power and name recognition. Not to mention he giggles like a 5 year old.
Lol the guy doesn’t help promote and is the size of a 13 year old boy, he is more to blame than anybody else
is this argument (seen many times in this thread) saying that the UFC controls his height? Like it or not his height is his, not Dana's, not the UFC's. MM's only. Is it in his control? of course not. Does it affect his draw? absolutely.Yeah he should just go magically change his height....
is this argument (seen many times in this thread) saying that the UFC controls his height? Like it or not his height is his, not Dana's, not the UFC's. MM's only. Is it in his control? of course not. Does it affect his draw? absolutely.