Why can't Dana use the saudis to create mega fights in the UFC?

[Istryker]

A cross over bout with Ngannou for any of the UFC top HW fighters would do big biz, why not do a Riyadh season join UFC PFL card?


Boxing promotions can do it with far more prestigious titles.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Two things Dana doesn't like: co-promoting and Francis.

 

[Trabaho]

He doesn't give shine outside his monopoly
If the competition fails there is only the UFC
He doesn't feed them relevance

 

[svmr_db]

Why would the UFC allow the potential of Francis Ngannou, a PFL fighter, to come in and smoke their HW champion? One night of good business & PPV buys etc isn't worth that potential long term damage to the UFC.

 

[don't ask]

The UFC's model depends on giving the people a vast quantity of lukewarm MMA.

 

[Siver!]

A cross over bout with Ngannou for any of the UFC top HW fighters would do big biz, why not do a Riyadh season join UFC PFL card?


Boxing promotions can do it with far more prestigious titles.

Neither the UFC nor WWE do this, so I wouldn't expect it to happen under the current leadership.

Being the number one promotion automatically devalues everyone else. That status alone is worth more than one HUGE cross-promoted PPV.

It's not that PPV's couldn't be even better with cross-promotion - they absolutely could - it's just not worth giving another promotion the shine/credit and bringing them up a level.

 

[Istryker]

Why would the UFC allow the potential of Francis Ngannou, a PFL fighter, to come in and smoke their HW champion? One night of good business & PPV buys etc isn't worth that potnetila long term damage to the UFC.

Long term damage? It's fighting.

 

[m249viking]

A cross over bout with Ngannou for any of the UFC top HW fighters would do big biz, why not do a Riyadh season join UFC PFL card?


Boxing promotions can do it with far more prestigious titles.

You’re right, Dana should abandon the successful business plan and adopt the methods used by promotions that come and go

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

Why can't my left foot be my right foot as well?
Well it can! But you probably should not make it do it.

 

[Domitian]

UFC isn't going to co-promote with a (lesser, way lesser) rival promotion.

There's no good reason to raise their profile.

 

[svmr_db]

Long term damage? It's fighting.

Not physical damage. Damage to the UFC's brand. Pretty bad for business to having the public percieve and have "confirmed" that some other promotion has the best fighter by allowing someone like Ngannou to come in and smoke Jones.

 

[David Street]

A cross over bout with Ngannou for any of the UFC top HW fighters would do big biz, why not do a Riyadh season join UFC PFL card?


Boxing promotions can do it with far more prestigious titles.

There is a reason UFC did not pay up for Francis. Why would they?

Crossover??? these guys aren't UFC guys, if they want to prove themselves in the UFC then try to get into the UFC (if they can).

 

[Istryker]

There is a reason UFC did not pay up for Francis. Why would they?

Crossover??? these guys aren't UFC guys, if they want to prove themselves in the UFC then try to get into the UFC (if they can).

Ngannou already won a belt and got paid, tell Dana to stop being Anal and let his fighters (other than Conor) make money. If Jones/Aspinall/Poatan beat Ngannou then that's crazy especially since he IS the lineal UFC titleholder

 

[Söze Aldo]

Two things Dana doesn't like: co-promoting and Francis.

Which is why I think TKO should/will replace him at some point. Dana is so small minded, bitter and petty he would sacrifice actual business profits due to one of his personal vendettas. The UFC would have pocketed near 20 million from Francis by now if they just "co-promoted" his Fury and AJ fights like they did for Conor and then he could fight Jones in the UFC.

If the money is right should all be that counts when running a fight promotion.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

A cross over bout with Ngannou for any of the UFC top HW fighters would do big biz, why not do a Riyadh season join UFC PFL card?


Boxing promotions can do it with far more prestigious titles.

Why would they validate the PFL?

 

[ryun253]

Boxing is a gentlemans sport, "UFC is for beer drinkers - Mayweather Jr /shrug

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

especially since he IS the lineal UFC titleholder

Isn't that Usyk?

 

[svmr_db]

Isn't that Usyk?

Nah cus Ngannou didn't beat Fury, also it gets pretty fucky trying to transfer the lineage to a different sport lol.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Nah cus Ngannou didn't beat Fury, also it gets pretty fucky trying to transfer the lineage to a different sport lol.

Right, Francis lost to Fury who then lost to Usyk.

 

[TadDunbar]

Why would he? Francis isn't the star he thinks he is. If he was the Dana would've allowed him to box like he did Conor.