Turns out the UFC announced it is expanding into boxing. The future apparently looks bleak. Ratings continue to drop. One person wondered if the new owners bought MySpace. Link <http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Indictment-Social-media-firms-got-played-by-Russian-agents-474357783.html>
On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think Kevin’s on the money. The UFC is truly international, and while >> they might struggle with some of their stars, they can basically contain >> their costs. Conor McGregor’s fight was widely considered a bit of a joke, >> and while he can sit tight having earned his millions, I doubt many more >> will be queuing up anytime soon. >> >> XFL would be incredibly unlikely to have any non-US traction. The NFL >> struggles with just pockets of interest here and there, so who’s going to >> want an inferior football product? The UFC *is* MMA on the other hand. >> >> Personally I have little to zero interest in the UFC or MMA in general, >> and my sports package includes most of the PPVs. But it still feels like >> it’s on upward trajectory, especially compared with boxing, or even WWE. >> >> The NBA is the only major US sport that feels truly international, >> although without supersonic flights developing ex-US markets is tough! >> > > I wasn't going to comment because I'm not an MMA fan. But one thing that > occurs to me is that the UFC had an unprecedentedly fast meteoric rise. The > established sports we know took generations to rise to prominence. They > have their ups and downs while still small in scale and over time build in > some stability as they gain popularity. The UFC has shot up in about 20 > years and it may simply not had that stability built in. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
