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[Stevi_Tigers]

All the shade Dana and co throw at bellator and yet ufc allow punk to fight on ppv

 

[JG22]

Didn't mind CM Punk as he seemed to get a lot of hate in the build up

But wow that was so weird watching amateur sport in a professional league
Guess it didn't help it went to the distance

 

[Dan]

Didn't mind CM Punk as he seemed to get a lot of hate in the build up

But wow that was so weird watching amateur sport in a professional league
Guess it didn't help it went to the distance

It looked like they got some random from the crowd to fight a real fighter. Punk's offence looked so bad it made his ground game defence against Gall look ok'ish.

 

[JG22]

Sounds like there might be another local card this year after comments from Dana & co.

My early guess would be something like UFC 231 Whittaker vs Gastelum.
Sydney, early December.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Yeah I perked my ears up this arvo when I read it
Mrs said a Melb card would be a good road trip

 

[Crimson Azure]

Going a bit early on Rob but interesting none the less as the reasoning behind why they feel Rob is up there makes sense.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/6/...ious-johnson-maybe-better-technique-editorial

 

[phantom13]

Lost me early with the recent memory bias and over the top superlatives. I get the point and it’s not bad but greatest of their generation and shit was way ott.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

Reports suggesting UFC225 only did 150k PPV buys. That's not good; for the UFC and Rob.

These reports are usually pretty accurate, although even if its double that number, it is still well under what would have been expected for such a stacked and expensive card (for the UFC).

Really tough to understand how the UFC is selling worse than it was a decade ago...

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Reports suggesting UFC225 only did 150k PPV buys. That's not good; for the UFC and Rob.

These reports are usually pretty accurate, although even if its double that number, it is still well under what would have been expected for such a stacked and expensive card (for the UFC).

Really tough to understand how the UFC is selling worse than it was a decade ago...

Rob needs a bit more promoting and Yoel needs to make weight.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

Rob needs a bit more promoting and Yoel needs to make weight.

That's never going to happen for Rob. He is clearly more than content making what he does and doing it his way (relatively out of the spotlight).

and I can't imagine people didn't buy just because Yoel didn't make weight by .2 pounds. That is possible I suppose, but that's such a weird reason.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

That's never going to happen for Rob. He is clearly more than content making what he does and doing it his way (relatively out of the spotlight).

and I can't imagine people didn't buy just because Yoel didn't make weight by .2 pounds. That is possible I suppose, but that's such a weird reason.

Dunno, I reckon a lot of peeps would have dropped the ppv because of Yoel missing weight, especially missing back to back.

edit: Yeah Yoel missing weight probably isn't changing buys by too much.
They went from 130K in their initial fight to 150K this time.
I'd imagine buys to watch Rob will continue to grow, but they'll probs never be huge.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Interesting going through the PPV buyrates
https://www.tapology.com/search/mma-event-figures/ppv-pay-per-view-buys-buyrate

 

[Dan]

Khabib's old man telling Russian mma media that his son & Conor are locked in for UFC 229 (October 6)

Permitting Conor clears everything up in July.

 

[JG22]

Makes sense, seems to be the fight that everyone wanted, Dana just spoke to Conor I think, Vegas card.

Will be next level

 

[PoppedCorn]

Is that the mmadagastan Twitter?
They've called a few correct things and you think theyd know for sure

It's gonna happen and tbh I can't wait for it
More looking forward to that over brock and jones thats for sure.

 

[00Stinger]

I hope Khabib tears his ****ing head off!

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

I'd watch

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Mma hour about to take a drop in viewers

Helwani has joined ESPN I believe.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

Mma hour about to take a drop in viewers

Helwani has joined ESPN I believe.

I believe he is dropping the live chat podcast.. so this is basically a rebranding and re structuring of that.

He said it'll have fan call ins, interviews and breakdowns. I think it'll be good. Still get the normal MMA hour and a more professional version of the live chat.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Bellator welcome another senior citizen

 

[the_interloper]

Bellator welcome another senior citizen

He could win the title there, he's over the hill but has enough for Davis or Bader quite possibly.

 

[the_interloper]

Oh and I heard on Fight Week this week Cerrone talking about an Australian UFC event later this year, they didn't say what city though, does anyone know? I think they said not Sydney, maybe Melbourne is due again?

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

Oh and I heard on Fight Week this week Cerrone talking about an Australian UFC event later this year, they didn't say what city though, does anyone know? I think they said not Sydney, maybe Melbourne is due again?

Should be Melbourne but Adelaide and Brisbane are due too. Perth and Sydney have both had one in the last 12 Months.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Should be Melbourne but Adelaide and Brisbane are due too. Perth and Sydney have both had one in the last 12 Months.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]