UFC/MMA Discussion Thread - Page 123

On April 09 2020 13:23 JimmiC wrote:
Rose is out, ufc looking for a replacement

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/4/8/21213333/wsj-ufc-pushing-through-to-reach-event-quota-earn-around-750-million

Brandon Ross, a media analyst at LightShed Partners, who estimates that the UFC could earn around $750 million by simply putting on their contracted number of events this year.

They cite that with the ESPN contract, the UFC is “required” to complete 42 shows in 2020. They’ve so far hosted just seven shows this year, meaning they’ll have to put on the remaining 35 events.

By simply putting on UFC 249, Nash estimates that the UFC will get well over $20 million “no matter how much — or little — it sells.” That’s a far cry from the UFC’s previous business model from years past, where they relied heavily on the PPV buy-rate.

As both Nash and the Wall Street Journal noted above, in this current ESPN-era, the UFC now relies heavily on those contracted deals. Even with PPV buyrate being reportedly lower than previous years, White boasted about 2019 being the biggest year in UFC history. The company’s record breaking revenues were reportedly at $900 million for the year.

So while the UFC likely won’t be able to reach last year’s record numbers, they’re still set to make massive money — even when losing out on other revenue streams on these closed-door events.

Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Cejudo vs. Cruz

Nunes vs. Spencer

Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar

Cerrone vs. Pettis

Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro

Alexei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum

Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Uriah Hall

Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price

Charles Rosa vs. Bryce Mitchell

On May 09 2020 13:24 JimmiC wrote:
I am so ready for tomorrow night, if it gets canceled now I'll cry.

On May 10 2020 09:47 GreenHorizons wrote:
had to turn on some slight crowd noise, was just too weird for me.