News ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong happy to co-promote with UFC – and only UFC

[champbless2]

https://mmajunkie.com/2019/06/one-c...ong-happy-to-co-promote-with-ufc-and-only-ufc

Would be great Imho

“I think the only organization I’d be interested to co-promote with would be UFC vs. ONE Championship, world champions vs. world champions,” ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong told MMA Junkie.

Sityodtong claims ONE is at an “all-time high” and continues to break viewership and attendance records, and he hopes a recent talent share with the UFC could open doors.

“UFC is No. 1 in the west, and ONE Championship is No. 1 in the east, so it’s kind of a best of the east, best of the west colliding,” Sityodtong said. “I think that makes a great storyline for the whole world to want to watch and get excited about.”
“It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. “We would not be opposed to that. We got some killers in this league. If they want to get it on, let’s do it.”

So far, the UFC’s only co-promotion has been in the world of boxing. In 2017, it partnered with Mayweather Promotions and Showtime to put on “The Money Fight” between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, which was the second-highest grossing domestic pay-per-view in history.

“It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. “We would not be opposed to that. We got some killers in this league. If they want to get it on, let’s do it.”

“I thought it would be great for it to happen, but I never imagined it would happen,” he said. “So I’m very grateful to the UFC for playing its part.”

In 2017, the UFC commissioned a study to measure the popularity of MMA promotions in Asia. The study claimed the UFC was the leader in engagement, calling ONE a regional promotion by metrics of viewership and revenue.

But UFC president Dana White has also called ONE a well capitalized “monster” in depositions for its ongoing anti-trust case. Earlier this year, Variety issued a $1 billion valuation for the Asia-based MMA promotion.

 

[yekmurat]

Dana gives zero f..k about that

 

[accolyte1022]

I'm sure he would like to.......

 

[birdscantfly]

Not interested.

We've already seen DJ in the UFC, and he's the only ONE champ that would be competitive with UFC elites (inb4 someone mentions Eddie Brawlvarez)

RIZIN vs UFC is where it's at

I wanna see Cejudo knock Horiguchi the fuck out

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

That's easy 8-0 for the UFC.

Cormier > Vera
Jones > La Nsang
Whittaker > La Nsang
Usman > Kadestam
Nurmagomedov > Lee
Holloway > Nguyen
Cejudo > Fernandes
Cejudo > Moraes

All 8 mismatches.

 

[IGotAHugePeckah]

Of course they would. Who wouldn't want to co-promote with the biggest MMA company in the world?

 

[birdscantfly]

@birdscantfly
Eddie Alvarez can’t compete with the elites.
Have you forgotten he KOed the #4 Justin Gaethje? Have you forgotten he was beating Dustin before his foolish decision to throw an illegal elbow? He koed top 5 welterweight RDA ffs! Eddie is top 5 in the UFC even though he’s shot.

As you said, he's well past his prime

Plus I thought he lost to both Pettis and washed up Gilbert, so no he's not a top fighter

 

[corrupted]

The absolute last thing he is ever gonna do is invite anyone to the table to eat. Dream on.

 

[corrupted]

As you said, he's well past his prime

Plus I thought he lost to both Pettis and washed up Gilbert, so no he's not a top fighter

I think he beat Gil. But Pettis got fucked over

 

[kimocomplex]

the reality is that he should be begging UFC to stave off the upcoming bankruptcy

but you know... ego

 

[corrupted]

the reality is that he should be begging UFC to stave off the upcoming bankruptcy

but you know... ego

I don't think you understand. OneFC might not be that well known outside of Asia. But they ain't struggling for shit. You go to Aisa and see the quality of the live events against the generally terrible UFC events you'll understand. I'm not talking about the card quality, I'm talkng about the event quality. ONE have a HUGE local market and PPV deal deals in p[lace. Network TV and ESPN coverage. The UFC didn't see it coming and put on fucking terrible events in Singapore and Manila. Like, really badly staged events. Their VIP shit was pathetic... Even the seats were substandard graduation level... They alienated a lot of fans, leaving the door open for ONE. I don't know the ins and outs of all of their finances. But I don't think they're doing anywhere near as badly as you might think.

 

[fractal]

Who wouldn't?

 

[fractal]

I don't think you understand. OneFC might not be that well known outside of Asia. But they ain't struggling for shit. You go to Aisa and see the quality of the live events against the generally terrible UFC events you'll understand. I'm not talking about the card quality, I'm talkng about the event quality. ONE have a HUGE local market and PPV deal deals in p[lace. Network TV and ESPN coverage. The UFC didn't see it coming and put on fucking terrible events in Singapore and Manila. Like, really badly staged events. Their VIP shit was pathetic... Even the seats were substandard graduation level... They alienated a lot of fans, leaving the door open for ONE. I don't know the ins and outs of all of their finances. But I don't think they're doing anywhere near as badly as you might think.

How popular is MMA in asia though, especially outside Japan? If I asked a 100 random people on the street, could they name top 10 relevant asian fighters? I'm not trying to argue, just genuinely curious.

 

[kimocomplex]

I don't think you understand. OneFC might not be that well known outside of Asia. But they ain't struggling for shit. You go to Aisa and see the quality of the live events against the generally terrible UFC events you'll understand. I'm not talking about the card quality, I'm talkng about the event quality. ONE have a HUGE local market and PPV deal deals in p[lace. Network TV and ESPN coverage. The UFC didn't see it coming and put on fucking terrible events in Singapore and Manila. Like, really badly staged events. Their VIP shit was pathetic... Even the seats were substandard graduation level... They alienated a lot of fans, leaving the door open for ONE. I don't know the ins and outs of all of their finances. But I don't think they're doing anywhere near as badly as you might think.

are you reading all the positive reviews that ONE uses payola to distribute

or reading all available sources, including those that challenge/criticize that come up missing shortly after?

 

[Doctor Lenovo]

If I was the UFC, then I wouldn't co-promote with anybody, unless they had equal power in the market.

The UFC has nothing to gain, but everything to lose. We believe the UFC has the best fighters, because (1) they have the most fighters on contract (2) they pay the most and (3) they promote the biggest shows.

But this is all hypothetical assumptions. In reality, we don't really know whether or not the best champion in the UFC at any given weight division is the best professional fighter at that weight in the world.

Luckily for the UFC, most human beings don't care about the truth, and they are more evolved to readily accept popular opinions. Therefore, the UFC has no incentive to prove that their champions are indeed the best in the world in reality.

 

[corrupted]

How popular is MMA in asia though, especially outside Japan? If I asked a 100 random people on the street, could they name top 10 relevant asian fighters? I'm not trying to argue, just genuinely curious.

MMA might not actually be that popular. Funnily enough, when I went to Pride, only the people I met at Pride knew what the fuck it was. No one else I met had a clue, this was at it's peak around 2002 as well.

The thing with One. It has a large local following just from an event standpoint. Anyone in Asia that watches any form of MMA will likely go to events staged by ONE.. I know a decent number of people that would go to ONE over a UFC event because of how terribly put together the previous ones were... People DO watch it. It takes place almost weekly across Asia. Like I said, I don't all of the ins and outs. But very much doubt they're struggling to make ends meet.

 

[corrupted]

are you reading all the positive reviews that ONE uses payola to distribute

or reading all available sources, including those that challenge/criticize that come up missing shortly after?

No and No. I've been to the events. Both UFC's 1st outings in Singapore and Manila. And I wasn't alone. They were fucking awful. What i'm alluding to is that, on the ground, people in asia would probably prefer to go to a ONE event. Particularly those who have been to a UFC event in Asia.

You really did have to be there to appreciate the difference in quality.

 

[kimocomplex]

No and No. I've been to the events. Both UFC's 1st outings in Singapore and Manila. And I wasn't alone. They were fucking awful. What i'm alluding to is that, on the ground, people in asia would probably prefer to go to a ONE event. Particularly those who have been to a UFC event in Asia.

You really did have to be there to appreciate the difference in quality.

i concede, those events were probably ill advised, used to get the foot in the door. There is a UFC Performance Institute and title fight coming to China now. Doesnt change the fact that ONE is hemorrhaging, they signed Mighty Mouse, Eddie Alvarez, and Sage Northcut to big deals that will not see returns they hoped

 

[Wise1]

...“It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. ... “It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. ...

“Coker said” ... ??? ... I’m confused

 

[JustOnce]

https://mmajunkie.com/2019/06/one-c...ong-happy-to-co-promote-with-ufc-and-only-ufc

Would be great Imho

“I think the only organization I’d be interested to co-promote with would be UFC vs. ONE Championship, world champions vs. world champions,” ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong told MMA Junkie.

Sityodtong claims ONE is at an “all-time high” and continues to break viewership and attendance records, and he hopes a recent talent share with the UFC could open doors.

“UFC is No. 1 in the west, and ONE Championship is No. 1 in the east, so it’s kind of a best of the east, best of the west colliding,” Sityodtong said. “I think that makes a great storyline for the whole world to want to watch and get excited about.”
“It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. “We would not be opposed to that. We got some killers in this league. If they want to get it on, let’s do it.”

So far, the UFC’s only co-promotion has been in the world of boxing. In 2017, it partnered with Mayweather Promotions and Showtime to put on “The Money Fight” between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, which was the second-highest grossing domestic pay-per-view in history.

“It’s not their business model to do that, but if they want to get it on, let’s do it,” Coker said. “We would not be opposed to that. We got some killers in this league. If they want to get it on, let’s do it.”

“I thought it would be great for it to happen, but I never imagined it would happen,” he said. “So I’m very grateful to the UFC for playing its part.”

In 2017, the UFC commissioned a study to measure the popularity of MMA promotions in Asia. The study claimed the UFC was the leader in engagement, calling ONE a regional promotion by metrics of viewership and revenue.

But UFC president Dana White has also called ONE a well capitalized “monster” in depositions for its ongoing anti-trust case. Earlier this year, Variety issued a $1 billion valuation for the Asia-based MMA promotion.

ONEFc is a regional org. LOL at thinking they are number one in east.
1/100th of what PRIDEfc was.