This SHOULD be illegal in EVERY country.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right
This SHOULD be illegal in EVERY country.
But the UFC had a deal with and broadcast fights on FOX. That deal ended in 2018, with 31 UFC on FOX broadcasts and then the UFC signed a deal with ESPN.
So it’s been done before. I think the whole exclusive broadcast contracts they sign are what really limit their potential and they’re still trying to sell PPVs instead of bringing in their money through other channels.
The Reebok, now Venom merchandise isn’t gonna move the needle. The NFL sells more than $4 billion in merchandise annually. I’m not saying the UFC can touch that number, just highlighting that there’s money to be made.
If the UFC followed in the steps of another of Endeavor/TKO Holdings property, WWE, they could run 1-2 weekly shows on broadcast television and then hold PPVs a few times per year and throw massive fights on those cards. Get back into individual fighter merchandise, but produced on the corporate level and sell the hell out of it.
They have over 600 fighters across 11 divisions. They’ve got the workforce and monetary backing to make it all happen.
How is it possible for the NFL and other sports to be shown on broadcast television and pay their athletes insane amounts of money but the UFC can’t do the same? Make it free and broadcast it on CBS or FOX. Take your money from the advertising and end the stupid PPV greed
Groundhog Day, Wedding Crashers, Zombieland and then 2 odd Disney movies would be Luca and Coco
Make this a post of it’s own! What an interesting read