Rizin, Bellator, PFL and ONE, Which Promotion Will Die First?

[Deleted member 363827]

In the spirit of the year 2019, let's start with positive note.

Which non-UFC promotion will be the first to bite the dust?

Rizin is coming off terrible rating despite spending nearly 10 million dollar to bring boxing's biggest cash cow.

Bellator's rating is not up to the standard network officials desire and there are rumors of its being sold soon.

ONE is bleeding money as always despite cash injection from several funds.

PFL is...well it is bloody PFL.

 

[europe1]

Considering all the do-or-die talk about Rizin and the fact that their mega-event scored a mediocre 7.5% peak at its apex, I'm going to say Rizin.

PFL's second-season already seems funded. Though their long-term prospects seem truly grim.

One FC are swimming in venture capital. They're probably burning double amount of cash than the other orgs are but I genuinelly believe the people behind it are dumb enough to keep it going.

Bellator has that DAZN contract running. I know that there have been troubling reports about them too but it's hard too see the Nr 2 org in the world going under so soon.

 

[BigBadKraken]

KSW, Cagewarriors and ACB are the well produced long termers that stick around with excellent fights. They build the brand.

Any startup MMA needs that, rather than a hopeful money milking show.
Only so much cash in a niche sport.

 

[null]

I hope they all keep going forever. Screw anyone rooting for them to fail. You nudniks are usually wrong and the promotions just keep going and going despite all your dire predictions of imminent demise.

 

[CC27]

Rizin or PFL

 

[Rizz]

This thread feels like such a downer. Instead of trying to figure out who dies 1st lets just enjoy all the amazing fights each different promotion has to offer. We need escape this crab bucket mentality.

 

[Bubba32]

first pfl, second rizin, third bellator and then One.

 

[leto1776]

KSW, Cagewarriors and ACB are the well produced long termers that stick around with excellent fights. They build the brand.

Any startup MMA needs that, rather than a hopeful money milking show.
Only so much cash in a niche sport.

ACB is one of these:

 

[Juventud]

In order of dying...

PFL > RIZIN > ONE (especially with DJ) > Bellator.

 

[Captain Crunch28]

first pfl, second rizin, third bellator and then One.

If we just support them all then they’ll stay. I purchase all rizin cards, I have dazn for bellator, I try to watch one even tho I usually gotta work early during their events. I got nbcsn for pfl. Just support them and they’ll stay

 

[europe1]

ACB is one of these:
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ACB (now ACA) is run by Russian/Chechen goverment officials. I don't even think they have to launder money. Hell, part of their funding is most likely Russian tax-payers.

 

[Vulcan]

PFL
Rizin
ONE FC
Bellator

 

[mallen7272]

Easy. PFL

 

[mallen7272]

ONE is as big as the UFC but people in this hemisphere will never grasp that.

 

[Vulcan]

lol maybe but they're getting paid in third world money

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

ONE is as big as the UFC but people in this hemisphere will never grasp that.

It's bigger than the UFC in a few select markets in southeast Asia, that's for sure.

Overall it's not as big as the UFC by any stretch of the imagination.
It's probably #2 tho

 

[mallen7272]

It's bigger than the UFC in a few select markets in southeast Asia, that's for sure.

Overall it's not as big as the UFC by any stretch of the imagination.
It's probably #2 tho

ONE averaged 11mil viewers per event in 2018

 

[mallen7272]

And thats only counting Nielsen in its core markets

 

[Kinger85]

tough call. you could make a case for any of them really.

I'll say PFL just because I have said WSOF/PFL will go under this year for the last 5 years, so why stop saying it now?

 

[null]

tough call. you could make a case for any of them really.

I'll say PFL just because I have said WSOF/PFL will go under this year for the last 5 years, so why stop saying it now?

Because you sound like a fool? And you'll sound doubly ridiculous when you celebrate like you called it.