RIZIN 11 ratings are in.......

SakuWandyCop said:
The average rating is basically the same except the peak is much higher this time due to Rena-Kanna
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Considering UFC just hit a record low on Fox, I'll take that as a win.

They also lost Crocop.
 
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Id imagine that 9,6% would be great. Thats millions in Japan, while ufc has hard time to get 750k broken. Also the fact that Rizin is amping up their schedule seems to be a good sign for the org
 
It's not bad but it's still well below what they are aiming for. 9.6% would ideally be closer to the average rather than the peak
 
Ratings mean nothing unless you know what your base line avg is for that time slot.
 
MMALOPEZ said:






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Great information, seems like they'll be pushing even harder in September.

They are just kind of brushing over the Aug 12 show. Does that not count towards their ratings?
 
So not great? Card kinda sucked imo so I get it but at least the Rena fight did well. They probably would have done a bit better with CC on there.
 
Danespina said:
Great information, seems like they'll be pushing even harder in September.

They are just kind of brushing over the Aug 12 show. Does that not count towards their ratings?
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Not sure if Rizin 12 it’s going to be on Japanese tv? And since it’s a little show, looks like they are gunning for September and nye as their big shows to come
 
Hopefully we get Crocop/Jiri in September.

Rizin needs to do what Pride used to do, and get a mainstream star to suck it up and fight. They always made ratings off of people like Sapp, Ologun, Okebono. Guys that were not just fighters or athletes, but legit stars.

Is this Sumo guy from the other night a star? The one who announced that he's fighting? I know that sumo is a huge deal there, maybe if this guy is well known enough he can pull in some ratings. Hopefully he fights better than that Mongolian sumo disgrace from the other night.
 
Bobby Digital said:
Hopefully we get Crocop/Jiri in September.

Rizin needs to do what Pride used to do, and get a mainstream star to suck it up and fight. They always made ratings off of people like Sapp, Ologun, Okebono. Guys that were not just fighters or athletes, but legit stars.

Is this Sumo guy from the other night a star? The one who announced that he's fighting? I know that sumo is a huge deal there, maybe if this guy is well known enough he can pull in some ratings. Hopefully he fights better than that Mongolian sumo disgrace from the other night.
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Earliest Crocop is returning is the December card.
 
MMALOPEZ said:






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Honestly, I don't think they did enough build up to this rematch.Should have had two fights each before the rematch, with build up after each fight. Also, Rena shouldn't have had one of her fights in Shootboxing, because it doesn't have a huge following, meaning this is the first time many people were to see her fight since getting choked out.

They just plain rushed this rematch, seemingly out of desperation.
 
Danespina said:
Earliest Crocop is returning is the December card.
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Well...guess he will add to a card that should be loaded anyway. Hopefully they can make some moves between now and December and pick up some interesting combatants. I need this promotion to survive...
 
Bobby Digital said:
Well...guess he will add to a card that should be loaded anyway. Hopefully they can make some moves between now and December and pick up some interesting combatants. I need this promotion to survive...
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I'm having a great time with Rizin, so if it needs to bring in some Sumo wrestlers from time to time I'll deal with it. For me though I watch because of Horiguchi, Kanna, Tenshin, Yachi etc. Plus the production value and sherdog conversation.
 
Bobby Digital said:
Well...guess he will add to a card that should be loaded anyway. Hopefully they can make some moves between now and December and pick up some interesting combatants. I need this promotion to survive...
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Fuji has basically set them up to fail with their brainless broadcast order (only one fight actually shown live and others get selected highlights) in a 2-hour broadcast makes no sense. And it justifiably pissed off the fans in the arena with the impromptu 1-hour intermission.

I don't know how they handled the PRIDE broadcasts, but I can't imagine it was as fractured and nonsensical. Who wants to watch fights that aren't even live? Kills the tension and suspense which is 99% of MMA.
 
lukeuidswords said:
Fuji has basically set them up to fail with their brainless broadcast order (only one fight actually shown live and others get selected highlights) in a 2-hour broadcast makes no sense. And it justifiably pissed off the fans in the arena with the impromptu 1-hour intermission.

I don't know how they handled the PRIDE broadcasts, but I can't imagine it was as fractured and nonsensical. Who wants to watch fights that aren't even live? Kills the tension and suspense which is 99% of MMA.
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May be they have a contract that stipulates that if they pull in a certain average that they will broadcast the full live cards in the future? Never can tell how these things work in Japan. I agree though, it pretty much sets them up to fail. It's hard to gain traction when the majority of the program isn't live.
 
Bobby Digital said:
Hopefully we get Crocop/Jiri in September.

Rizin needs to do what Pride used to do, and get a mainstream star to suck it up and fight. They always made ratings off of people like Sapp, Ologun, Okebono. Guys that were not just fighters or athletes, but legit stars.

Is this Sumo guy from the other night a star? The one who announced that he's fighting? I know that sumo is a huge deal there, maybe if this guy is well known enough he can pull in some ratings. Hopefully he fights better than that Mongolian sumo disgrace from the other night.
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Osunaarashi was a very big deal in sumo. They could also grab Shohei Ono, who is a very popular judoka.
 
Bobby Digital said:
May be they have a contract that stipulates that if they pull in a certain average that they will broadcast the full live cards in the future? Never can tell how these things work in Japan. I agree though, it pretty much sets them up to fail. It's hard to gain traction when the majority of the program isn't live.
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I really don't get how you don't make the obvious decision to put Gomi vs Guillard on the live broadcast. You've got 120 minutes to fill and that fight was never getting out of the first round. Gomi got an emphatic win and the crowd went nuclear. Hard to imagine it had nearly the same amount of impact when everyone knew it was pre-taped. With social media there is really no use for watching sports that aren't live.
 
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