UFC 101 buyrate, JMM/PBF, and the PPV business itself

[Pecs]

Then why are you here.

what do you mean??? I am a fan of boxing but that doesn't mean it must be the most popular sport in the world.

thats a strange question....

[fathergll]

I am of the opinion that the UFC greatly inflates all their numbers in the press releases. The shows in Vegas are pretty much comped houses and I believe the PPV numbers are inflated. Dana White has done a tremendous job creating a hype machine that people want to be part of. I am not saying UFC is not popular, I am just saying that people do not spend nearly the money on it that Mr. White would like everyone to believe he does.

I still believe when boxing matches it's best on a PPV that UFC is still in 2nd place in site fees, PPV dollars and live gate dollars.

You're 100% wrong. I worked in the cable industry and have access to what people order....believe me UFC is big, its not bull**** numbers. Its a fact that UFC cards on average are killing boxing PPVs in numbers. A fact

I don't know why you think its all bull****....the link earlier even confirmed it from the retail end with Joe Hand Promotions who handle PPV orders to bars. UFC is killing boxing in that area also.

Mark my words guys...watch how big UFC will be when the news outlets cover it like boxing(right now they still dont cover it as much as boxing despite the higher demand for it)


UFC is good for boxing...its making boxing change its game.

[MOREBASS]

Do you know approximately how many PPV's they put on a year?

Who ? The UFC ?

Yes, they usually have on average one a month. Your point?


Boxing has just as many, if not more PPV events in the same amount of time.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

UFC is a fad. Itll pass like their sub-par fighters.

It's been around 20+ years.

That's some fad.

exactly one day you hear 100 did 1.2 then 1.4 and now 1.7 hahaha you gotta be kidding me

Soooo....you don't count the replays?

[pesticid]

Actually, boxing had more PPV's over the year. The UFC does 12 per year.

And yes, you can compare the two. Its been done, and proven that the UFC outsold boxing in PPV events by a landslide.


As far as the UFC 100's success in Mexico. I never said it was a PPV. They didn't have any buys. It was shown on network television for free, and 25 million people tuned in.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/7/24...llion-ppv-buys

You compare UFC to boxing in the States. How about UFC vs boxing in Germay, Britain, Quebec (Canada). I believe 15 million watched AA's last fight and even more people watched WK vs Chagaev. Amir Khan whether he's fighting nobodies is watched by more than 8 million and Lucian Bute is watched by everybody in Quebec.