Paramount+ bad main events?

[PrideNverDies]

I found the last couple title fights to be appallingly bad matchmaking. Gaethje and Pimblett didn't deserve an interim title and Lopes getting such a quick rematch was stupid and it unsurprisingly ended the same. Also, Horiguchi is a long time UFC vet he should have been main event over that boring ass Bautista guy. Wtf are these main events? Might cancel Paramount if they keep putting out such weak ass main events that no one cares for

 

[Kwic]

I don't disagree with anything you wrote but ouch, Bautista getting a nice finish and catching a stray He fought pretty good this time around.

 

[PrideNverDies]

I don't disagree with anything you wrote but ouch, Bautista getting a nice finish and catching a stray He fought pretty good this time around.

No one gives a fuck about Bautista. Did you see how he robbed Aldo via cage smothering?? He will never live that down. Gucci is 10-1 in UFC and only lost to Mighty Mouse.

 

[DecisionSplit]

So far this deal has been a joke. Terrible cards. Apex events again. More ads than ESPN. Paramount deal isn't looking good.

 

[Tweak896]

You have to wonder what the motivation will be going forward. The UFC also isn't bound by PPV numbers, so we could see even weaker PPV cards. They are probably only looking for viewership increase now.

 

[xhaydenx]

No one gives a fuck about Bautista. Did you see how he robbed Aldo via cage smothering?? He will never live that down. Gucci is 10-1 in UFC and only lost to Mighty Mouse.

Maybe the Bum of Rio should have learned how to fight out of the clinch at some point during his long ass career.

Most of Mario's other fights have been great. Lots of his earlier UFC fights were just pure action. His finish against Lok Dog was awesome too.

I like Guchi a lot, but he was in there against a dude who has looked like a bum ever since he came back. They keep wanting to push Albazi, but he isn't going to be a top fighter now.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Yeah. I'm sure they are pissed...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s first fight night on Paramount+ achieved an average minute audience of 4.96 million viewers, a new record for a live event on the service. In addition, the UFC 324 broadcast reached 7.18 million households and drew a peak concurrent audience of 5.93 million.

 

[Natural Order]

You thought the watered down garbage cards were going to get better? Naw, bro, multitudes worse.

Prepare your anus.

 

[joy2day]

So far this deal has been a joke. Terrible cards. Apex events again. More ads than ESPN. Paramount deal isn't looking good.

I think this is the model that the UFC ownership knows is the only one that is actually sustainable. They are just not able to put on stacked PPVs that get enough buys to justify them anymore; that was apparent with the end of the ESPN era. They got the biggest money they could for further watering down of events and really negotiated a good deal for themselves if you look at the billions they got.

The UFC lacks the depth, and more importantly, the star power to do any better than this. In order to change this state of affairs, they would have to do a new and bigger promotional push similar to when they were developing the UFC's name with Zuffa, along with better pay for the fighters- and we all know none of that is going to happen.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I found the last couple title fights to be appallingly bad matchmaking. Gaethje and Pimblett didn't deserve an interim title and Lopes getting such a quick rematch was stupid and it unsurprisingly ended the same. Also, Horiguchi is a long time UFC vet he should have been main event over that boring ass Bautista guy. Wtf are these main events? Might cancel Paramount if they keep putting out such weak ass main events that no one cares for

We have to assume for now, that the UFC is loading the based for the grandslam at the white house. There needs to be like 5 title fights on that card minimum to save the trainwreck that is the first 3 numbered main events this year

 

[Othman]

I think Bautista is prone to be hated by fans just because of his face.
One of the ugliest fighters on the roster right now, and to add on to that he has that kind of ugliness that is juste repulsive, Raul Rosas got that funny type of ugliness and he is building his character on it, Bautista is just an annoyance to look at.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

The Paramount deal is great for TKO Holdings’ valuation

 

[laleggenda27]

Some people thought the death of ppv would lead to better, merit-based cards.

I argued that, without the need to generate ppv buys, the cards would get worse. You be the judge on which perspective was correct.

Post in thread 'With PPVs Gone, Will UFC Matchmaking Become More Merit-Based?'

Aug 11, 2025

The current ESPN deal already offers a guaranteed revenue stream and, to a certain extent, negated the "incentive" to generate ppv buys. What that led to is a lessened need to build quality ppv cards. I expect this to continue that trend and possibly make it worse.

Some of will depend on whether the deal allows Paramount to flex its muscle and force the UFC to put out a quality product. Because if it's left entirely up to the UFC, cards will get even more watered down.

• laleggenda27

 

[VinceArch]

Volk-Lopes 2 could've been under ESPN or FOX and we'd still bitch and rightfully so. Diego didn't deserve a 2nd shot in under a year!

 

[snugglecakes]

are they really any more watered down than the final few years of the ESPN era? They seem about the same to me thus far.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Well the last few events have been lacking to say the least…
Not a great start to the paramount era

 

[Natural Order]

are they really any more watered down than the final few years of the ESPN era? They seem about the same to me thus far.

Good news boys, the dogshit is still dogshit.

Enjoy the ads!

 

[swarrrm]

are they really any more watered down than the final few years of the ESPN era? They seem about the same to me thus far.

It's worse...we've had one undisputed title fight and it was a bullshit rematch no one wanted. As of today there are no champions booked to defend their title. The next possible event for a title fight looks like 327 in April.

 

[Substance Abuse]

I found the last couple title fights to be appallingly bad matchmaking. Gaethje and Pimblett didn't deserve an interim title and Lopes getting such a quick rematch was stupid and it unsurprisingly ended the same. Also, Horiguchi is a long time UFC vet he should have been main event over that boring ass Bautista guy. Wtf are these main events? Might cancel Paramount if they keep putting out such weak ass main events that no one cares for

You sound poor.

 

[DecisionSplit]

Yeah. I'm sure they are pissed...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s first fight night on Paramount+ achieved an average minute audience of 4.96 million viewers, a new record for a live event on the service. In addition, the UFC 324 broadcast reached 7.18 million households and drew a peak concurrent audience of 5.93 million.

Only morons believe this numbers. The latest Game of Thrones or Pitt episodes on HBO draw less viewers. UFC is far more niche than A Knight in Seven Kingdoms.

Imagine actually believing that UFC 324 had more views than a Brock or Conor card.