Why can’t the ufc just make fightpass like the WWE network?

[Megatronlee]

do you think the ufc can’t afford it?

Are they scared they will have to pay the fighters more?

Obviously nobody here KNOWS but I’d love to discuss

 

[Megatronlee]

And for those of you who don’t know the wwe network works like this :

You pay 9.99 and you get all the entire library of wwe events AND the ppvs LIVE

 

[myjohnson9]

Because the ufc makes more on ppvs rather than give them for $10 per month

 

[Thaijitsu612]

I think wwe makes considerably more via their cable programs so they are as reliant on ppv revenue maybe

But ufc is still stingy, you should get $10 off ppv buys through fight pass and be able to rewatch them

 

[wilKO]

They don't want a copyright infringement having stolen so much from the WWE already.

 

[Frankie Baby!]

I hate how I have to wait a month for an event to be put on there.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

If ufc charged 20 bucks a month it would be a good deal if it included ppv because that would cut out the cable companies cut. But I don't know how it would affect bars that pay thousands of dollars to show a ppv....bars all around pay big bucks to show a UFC ppv and the UFC makes a lot of money on that. If a bar just has to pay 20 bucks a month for an online service. I don't know about that.

 

[Megatronlee]

You know why the WWE stuff is so cheap?

Because the WWE sucks ass.

Wwe makes more money

 

[Megatronlee]

Also wwe has employees.
Video games that people actually like.
Merch that fans actually buy.
Constant meet n greets.
Actual stars

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

Because UFC makes most of their money on PPV. $10 a month would kill them.

I do think their plan is to get there eventually but in order for that to happen, they have to get a huge TV deal. WWE got away with it because every PPV was drawing under what a Mighty Mouse card would do and they have a very lucrative TV deal. They are basically the reverse of UFC where the TV deal is everything to them.

UFC wants a 400 million dollar TV deal and if they can get that, you'll probably see a reduction in PPV.