WWE stock is through the roof. What about the UFC?

[Ginn]

WWE's value has gone up to 4x within the last year. Now worth $6.3 billion. I have no idea why.

I wonder if the UFC too has gone up in value from the $4 billion of 2 years ago. Maybe it's now worth 2x, or 4x, than that and WME did in fact NOT get conned by the Fertittas?

 

[Ilovepizza]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[chitoortiz]

 

[beefcake180]

Weird that WWE stocks are up so much considering they just posted the worst RAW ratings in the history of the company about a month ago.

 

[joeyjoejoe]

The UFC is dying as usual bro

 

[Rygu]

No idea how that's possible.

Their current lineup consists of the most boring, vanilla characters since the 60's.

 

[ortizgnp]

The Ronda Rousey Effect

 

[ErenJaeger_]

 

[Dana_is_your_GOD]

Weird that WWE stocks are up so much considering they just posted the worst RAW ratings in the history of the company about a month ago.

Cooking the books, is normal

 

[Ilovepizza]

 

[beefcake180]

No idea how that's possible.

Their current lineup consists of the most boring, vanilla characters since the 60's.

I imagine just like the UFC making up for massive deficits with May/Mac last year, WWE prolly making up their deficits with the money they're getting putting on those Saudi Arabia shows.

 

[tithas]

WWE's value has gone up to 4x within the last year. Now worth $6.3 billion. I have no idea why.

I wonder if the UFC too has gone up in value from the $4 billion of 2 years ago. Maybe it's now worth 2x, or 4x, than that and WME did in fact NOT get conned by the Fertittas?

WME reinvested around 1.1B buying out minority owners of the UFC so its value has grown under WME. http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-ufc-dana-white-20170807-story.html

 

[CerebralKnievel]

That's because Hogan's suspension just ended. The man single handedly quadrupled the value of the entire company.

 

[tithas]

I imagine just like the UFC making up for massive deficits with May/Mac last year, WWE prolly making up their deficits with the money they're getting putting on those Saudi Arabia shows.

May/mac, escalating TV deals and cost restructuring all were big factors. The new TV deals and cost restructuring ensures UFC will basically be a ATM machine for years to come.

 

[ImNotSurpisedDonks!]

Honestly, I think Rousey has a lot to do with it. She roped in a whole new sect of casuals for the UFC, and not only do I think she is doing that for WWE, but she is bringing over UFC fans that will just tune in for the shitz and giggles. Half of us MMA fans see Rousey as an imminent train wreck, & are just waiting for her next meltdown, or for someone to touch her inappropriately and send Edmund and Travis Rousey into a frothing at the mouth killing rampage.

 

[yougotabeeonyourhat]

Trump is in the Whitehouse, slack-jawed yokels are feeling celebratory.

 

[Axefan4life]

They took a huge hit a few years ago, not surprising they bounced back. Wrestling fans are like cultists.

 

[leatherf4ce]

Business is booming, brother!

 

[chinarice]

They took a huge hit a few years ago, not surprising they bounced back. Wrestling fans are like cultists.

They are far more loyal than MMA fans, who just hate everything.

 

[Deleted member 436105]

Weird that WWE stocks are up so much considering they just posted the worst RAW ratings in the history of the company about a month ago.

They just got a massive TV deal from fox