News When did PPV's become not worth the money for you?

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BKFC president says BKFC 41 PPV buys fell below expectations, claims event had more than 700,000 illegal streams

BKFC President David Feldman claims BKFC 41 did “six-figures’ in PPV buys, but says over 700,000 people pirated the event.

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I used to buy UFC PPV's all the time. I would either pay and watch them myself or invite a few friends over and split the cost. I first got salty when they introduced ESPN+ and you had to be a monthly subscriber to buy PPV's but I subscribed and still bought the occasional PPV. Then they just kept increasing the cost again and again on top of finding out that the most fighters don't see a fraction of the money and I lost interest in buying PPV any more. It's like when they raise taxes to a certain point that you just find ways to get around paying taxes, I got to that point with MMA PPV whether it's UFC or the organization that I posted the link for, the BKFC. If you exceed a certain price point people will just look for better ways to steal your product.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

I still buy MMA and Boxing... might need a second job at this rate

 

[VinceArch]

My buddy and I split a lot of the PPV's back and forth but after the last money raise which I think happened at the beginning of the year, I stopped buying them for the most part and went to streaming. Sucks but no card, I don't care how stacked it is, is worth $80.00

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

When did PPV's become not worth the money for you?​

It was never worth it.



I would go to bars to watch the big fights, and occasionally split the PPV with some friends for the special events, like UFC 200. I would also buy the UFC hotdog brander to support the organization

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Ya that was the turning point for me as well...i was either at bars watching them or ordered them before that ...

The two tier pay wall seemed fucky to me ...

Android tvs starting coming out around then and ya...kinda solved that ..

But i would buy if it was alittle more reasonable to get too ...or if i was at someone elses house who had espn and wants to order id pitch in

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I still buy MMA and Boxing... might need a second job at this rate

Jamahal Hill is looking for a cleaner, if that helps?

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

It was never worth it.

When it was $40 and I was pumped as hell for the fights, it seemed well worth it.

Nowadays I buy less, I am also less interested a lot of the time.

The more Dana controls everything, the blander his product tastes. If that makes sense.

 

[Kryptt]

I've spent over $300 in a month with various MMA PPV's (including ESPN+, DAZN paywalls, Paramount+). Quite a bit less recently as I've dropped buying a lot of regional mma cards. Little more busy IRL and backtracking to catch events is a pita and kinda boring. For some reason I need it live and preferably with a semi-lively PBP.

I stream a shitton as well.



Is it worth the cost? Prolly not but ask an addict and I suppose there are similar answers.

 

[ColombianFist]

it was never an option.

COP is so devaluated against the USD a single PPV is a week of food. besides, the events are so random a UFC fight night could be 10 times better than a overhyped PPV. just see last weekend.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Hmm. We will just say that I buy every single RIZIN card @ around $25/card (sometimes two cards for $30), and have zero complaints.

 

[GrantB13]

They effed up going past $45.

Also, putting a paid event behind a paywall just to buy the paid event is a major insult.

 

[markys00]

NEWS: Sherdoggers hate buying ppvs!

This is news

 

[Kryptt]

Hmm. We will just say that I buy every single RIZIN card @ around $25/card (sometimes two cards for $30), and have zero complaints.

I was paying $30 a year for all of ACA's PPVs. Now they're free! I enjoy ACA best next to the UFC. I enjoy RIZIN too but the hour kills me, these days I can't see to make it past 1am lol.

<{dayum}>

 

[Stick upkid]

I’ll buy a card I’m extremely pumped for but in the last couple years I’ve only paid for ufc 280 and 285 I also bought Spence vs Crawford. Otherwise I subscribe to ESPN+ and I stream everything else

 

[Kenny Powerth]

If I threw in $20 and so did my only other buddy who trains UFC it was great. $40 was my cap.

Now it’s $45 per person. I just don’t watch anymore

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I was paying $30 a year for all of ACA's PPVs. Now they're free! I enjoy ACA best next to the UFC. I enjoy RIZIN too but the hour kills me, these days I can't see to make it past 1am lol.

<{dayum}>

The hour does kill us all, it never not kills us. A while back it was only like 20 mins, I'd hoped that that would become the norm, but it hasn't.

I've really neglected ACA for a long, long time now. They're full of legit talent, too. Thank you for bringing them up.

 

[nostradumbass]

They never were. It's not that bad if you have some friends over and it's $80 for a bunch of people to watch it, but I don't even have a TV so it's obviously not worth $80 for just me to watch it on a laptop, and even less so when they want you to join some other streaming crap, then pay $80, or you could just go to a different website and click 1 button to watch it on the same laptop for free.

 

[Ares Black]

I'll let you know if that ever happens

 

[Staph infection]

About 2015 I stopped buying PPV's

 

[Kenny Powerth]

If you have the patience…

-following along via sherdog updates
-watching gifs from @KazDibiase
-watching for free the next day on mma-core
-following up on matches to make by @GibsterMMA and @Siver!

Is not a bad option!

I love my sherbros if you can’t tell