The Death of PPVs and the Case for Piracy - A Deep Dive

[SuperNerd]

Press play, cleanse your poor soul of the guilt

 

[Croaker]

I don't feel guilty when I don't get a good value proposition. If I didn't watch MMA for free I straight up wouldn't watch it. I'd do anything else with my time. I like the sport, I don't need the sport.

 

[SuperNerd]

I don't feel guilty when I don't get a good value proposition. If I didn't watch MMA for free I straight up wouldn't watch it. I'd do anything else with my time. I like the sport, I don't need the sport.

 

[Sage NorthGOAT]

I don't feel guilty when I don't get a good value proposition. If I didn't watch MMA for free I straight up wouldn't watch it. I'd do anything else with my time. I like the sport, I don't need the sport.

Same here. Plus i tend to stream even free cards instead of watching em on TV just for the convenience.

Throw in a hotdog brander and a t-shirt for that $80 and maybe i'll let myself get suckered 1 more time... unless i gotta join some other service to buy the right to buy a PPV.

 

[SuperNerd]

Same here. Plus i tend to stream even free cards instead of watching em on TV just for the convenience.

Throw in a hotdog brander and a t-shirt for that $80 and maybe i'll let myself get suckered 1 more time... unless i gotta join some other service to buy the right to buy a PPV.

 

[Ladder Master]

relevant to this thread.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Last PPV I bought was Diaz v McNuggets 1

 

[Mongoosemk12]

They did this to themselves imo. They used to have a good product that was worth paying for. That is no longer the case. If you're going to insist on pushing out trash every card, you shouldn't be shocked when nobody wants to pay for it. They should lean more on advertising revenue and increasing their watchability instead of trying to bleed fans for more money. UFC began it's death spiral when the Zuffa era ended.

 

[evergreenrider]

Ufc100 was the last time they got a dime from me. You're welcome Ari Emmanuel.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Press play, cleanse your poor soul of the guilt

wait I'm supposed to feel guilt?

 

[shunyata]

Piracy is a service issue.

ppv is a terrible service model.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

 

[SuperNerd]

wait I'm supposed to feel guilt?

forgiven

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Funny how when booking was at its best and production was unmatched, PPVs were only like $50? Now they're nearly double that, production is sloppy as hell, matches are thrown together as if done by a random generator, and best of all, you have to pay for the privilege of buying the individual cards! Imagine if your grocery store started charging admission. I won't participate on principle alone.

That and there's no option to mute the piss poor commentary.

 

[Uber_Noober]

Bring Goldey and Stitch back and I’ll consider paying for an event.

 

[Söze Aldo]

The only way the music industry "beat" piracy was coming out with streaming services that were superior to going through the piracy process even when factoring paying a fee.

The PPV model now is the equivalent of CDs at the turn of the 2000s. The UFC should just partner with a streamer like Netflix or Amazon and finally drop the PPV model.

 

[Here's Johnny!]

Funny how when booking was at its best and production was unmatched, PPVs were only like $50? Now they're nearly double that, production is sloppy as hell, matches are thrown together as if done by a random generator, and best of all, you have to pay for the privilege of buying the individual cards! Imagine if your grocery store started charging admission. I won't participate on principle alone.

That and there's no option to mute the piss poor commentary.

You mean like Cosco, Priceclub, and Sams club?

 

[Slapjit]

If only dem was live an' FREE on YouTube like di Global Phenomenon of #PowerSlap dem have billions of views an' hundreds of millions of fans

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

You mean like Cosco, Priceclub, and Sams club?

Warehouse stores are a different model, plus one typically gets discounts and other benefits from their membership.

 

[Fergelmince]

Dana White doesn't pay fo PPVs, so I don't either.



Hell, he watches boxing PPVs that he doesn't pay for while his own ufc PPV is going on live right in front of his face. THAT'S how entertaining his own UFC PPVs are