The Bubble

[busterhyman]

Ur exactly correct. That's why top ufc fighters keep trying to go to a dead sport like boxing in order to make real money. The ufc simply doesn't pay. Thats why guys like jon johns and mcgregor hardly ever fight anymore for the organization. It's why Fedor never bothered and why GSP simply walked away. The money simply isn't there...

can't believe...i beat enfuego on this but...who's jon johns???

 

[crudebar]

can't believe...i beat enfuego on this but...who's jon johns???

@)

 

[SgtLanquel]

Dana White just spends other people’s money with zero skin in the game. Ufc is also pretty close to bankruptcy. Not a great commissioner if the object Of the league is to make $. NBA tv ratings are great in the category they care about 18-49. Obviously down with the old trump crowd but if you are the NBA do you really care if old men aren’t tuning in? They will be dead soon and their kids and grandkids are watching. Most likely they stream the broadcasts through apps or web so ratings aren’t that accurate anymore.

This is very astute

Measuring a sport's business viability based on "television ratings" is at a minimum five years, likely closer to a decade a wholly flawed measurement

Team revenues is by far the key indicator. And no major sport within North America pulls as strong as the NBA

Most important they are - as you aptly noted - focusing 90%+ of their advert dollar to fans aged 50 and younger

 

[MattyMatt]

I know what he is Matt. Call him the President or commissioner or whatever you’d like. The president is the commissioner.

The UFC must operate entirely different than the NBA when it comes to holding events. He is not the commissioner in this case, but he’s done a great job as President, like him or hate him.

 

[MattyMatt]

Fighter pay does suck, I’ll give you that. The way it’s structured fucks the fighter from the get go.

 

[MattyMatt]

Dammit, I ain’t writing all that shit again. Idk why I bothered to respond. Carry on...