Why MMA is starting to regularly do better PPVs than Boxing

[Ryn0]

It's long and I might not get many responses but take some times to read it atleast.

Other than the Mega-fights that feature Mayweather, Hatton, Pacquiao, DLH etc. Most PPVs are considered successes in Boxing with numbers of around 300,000 buys right.

UFC is steadily doing 450-500k buys regularly, and theres a reason for this. Look at their bloody cards. Their live gates are catching up as well. UFC 99's card looked like this.

Main Card:
Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno
Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
Mirko Filipović vs. Mostapha Al-turk
Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva

It had 6 preliminary bouts on the card as well. Thats 12 fights, 6 televised. I don't follow MMA other than Fedor fights but I recognise 2 fighters big name fighters on there and Hardy who I recognise but I don't think is a big name.

If boxing stacked their cards like this and HBO actually televised the majority of an undercard I have no doubt Boxing would easily beat UFC numbers without a HUGE name on a card.

[SalSanchez]

Another ****ty MMA vs boxing topic and btw $1.5m for live gate isnt catching to boxing.

[mozzer101]

It's long and I might not get many responses but take some times to read it atleast.

Other than the Mega-fights that feature Mayweather, Hatton, Pacquiao, DLH etc. Most PPVs are considered successes in Boxing with numbers of around 300,000 buys right.

UFC is steadily doing 450-500k buys regularly, and theres a reason for this. Look at their bloody cards. Their live gates are catching up as well. UFC 99's card looked like this.

Main Card:
Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno
Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
Mirko Filipović vs. Mostapha Al-turk
Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva

It had 6 preliminary bouts on the card as well. Thats 12 fights, 6 televised. I don't follow MMA other than Fedor fights but I recognise 2 fighters big name fighters on there and Hardy who I recognise but I don't think is a big name.

If boxing stacked their cards like this and HBO actually televised the majority of an undercard I have no doubt Boxing would easily beat UFC numbers without a HUGE name on a card.

I follow MMA along with boxing. I agree, I think the reason why they are doing well is they put on great cards. The match makers have done a good job of putting good fighters against each other. I'll give you an example: ODLH vs Pac Man. That undercard was so weak. It was great to see ortiz on there but they should have had more top fighters on that card. UFC 100 has one of the best cards ever its stacked. Fans want to get there moneys worth. I'm a boxing fan first but UFC is doing a great job with PPV numbers.

[Ryn0]

Another ****ty MMA vs boxing topic and btw $1.5m for live gate isnt catching to boxing.

I meant attendance for a live gate UFC is regularly doing 12000+ for a live gate. It's not huge but it's CATCHING up from doing very small numbers in a live gate 5 years ago.

I'm simply saying the UFC is promoting and stacking their cards better, Boxing could EASILY do far greater numbers the same way. For example a relatively small fight like Williams v Wright/ Arreola-McCline could have been stacking with smaller name guys (not too small) that get little exposure usually but guarantee KO's and excitement. Don't put Billy Dib on a card for crying out loud.

[Sorbetero]

some fans are dumb.

[Ryn0]

I follow MMA along with boxing. I agree, I think the reason why they are doing well is they put on great cards. The match makers have done a good job of putting good fighters against each other. I'll give you an example: ODLH vs Pac Man. That undercard was so weak. It was great to see ortiz on there but they should have had more top fighters on that card. UFC 100 has one of the best cards ever its stacked. Fans want to get there moneys worth. I'm a boxing fan first but UFC is doing a great job with PPV numbers.

Exactly and because there is only one Championship UFC is doing great. UFC 100 has Lesnar-Mir AND Pierre-Alves and Bisping. I know of Mir, Lesnar, Bisping and Pierre and i'm a casual MMA fan. For the HW and WW championship.

Thats like putting the best WW (Mosley/Mayweather/Cotto) AND the best HW (Wlad/Vitali) on one card. I'm not sure who Bisping is relative to but I know he trained guy on the Ultimate Fighter is it possible to compare him to someone like Dawson/Kessler?

[Patheticfraud?]

The reason MMA is getting so many Pay per views is because the gay community generally has money to spend.

[WhoreUs]

ryno , ufc does very well BUT ufc is the leading mma org.

how does the other smaller mma organizations do?

when comparing ufc ppv , you have to compare it with big boxing fights.

compare the non-mega boxing ppv's to wec or something.

[TheNegation]

The reason MMA is getting so many Pay per views is because the gay community generally has money to spend.

LOL. Someone is butthurt. Need a tampon sweetheart?

[Ryn0]

ryno , ufc does very well BUT ufc is the leading mma org.

how does the other smaller mma organizations do?

when comparing ufc ppv , you have to compare it with big boxing fights.

compare the non-mega boxing ppv's to wec or something.

Yeah, It's why I picked UFC though. I can't imagine a showtime boxing PPV doing great, the same way afflications Fedor card only did like 12,000 buys or someting around that number was VERY small....

UFC has most of the big name fighters now I'd say with a few exceptions.