Arum: Terence Crawford next fight is on HBO PPV

[Pigeons]

They already got UFC Fight Pass or whatever its called. That doesn't make HBO money bad. I'm confident the UFC will be getting TV money for years to come well beyond 2018 & would gladly take HBO's money if offered & if it makes sense.

There is a discussion to be had by UFC heads if going to a niche market like HBO makes sense to them I imagine. The UFC has largely grown off of free TV with monthly PPV's. Adding a premium cable tier might not be something they are looking to do. The reality is HBO & the UFC have talked before & I believe they will talk again as the allure of boxing dwindles with younger people & the appeal of MMA with younger people increases.

And lol at UFC being bigger than HBO. Last I heard the UFC was worth about 4B & HBO about 5x-20x that.

What does that have to do with anything? Whatever HBO is worth has nothing to do with boxing and everything to do with the Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Game of Thrones, Entourage, etc etc etc. 35M subscribers. How many do you think can name more than 2 professional boxers?

[PKing]

They already got UFC Fight Pass or whatever its called. That doesn't make HBO money bad. I'm confident the UFC will be getting TV money for years to come well beyond 2018 & would gladly take HBO's money if offered & if it makes sense.

There is a discussion to be had by UFC heads if going to a niche market like HBO makes sense to them I imagine. The UFC has largely grown off of free TV with monthly PPV's. Adding a premium cable tier might not be something they are looking to do. The reality is HBO & the UFC have talked before & I believe they will talk again as the allure of boxing dwindles with younger people & the appeal of MMA with younger people increases.

And lol at UFC being bigger than HBO. Last I heard the UFC was worth about 4B & HBO about 5x-20x that.

That's ******ed... UFC gets $100 million a year from FOX right now. They'll be looking for $150 million in 2019 at a MINIMUM.

HBO has less than $25 million annually to spend on HBO Sports.

Like I said, ******ed.

[KillaMane26]

I wud say broner.but he fell off....if it aint Manny it shudnt be on ppv.....Arum talking out of his ass as always

[Eff Pandas]

UFC gets $100 million a year from FOX right now.

HBO has less than $25 million annually to spend on HBO Sports.

Sure HBO are throwing 1/4 of what the UFC is currently getting on boxing with its old audience, but I believe they would pay more for a younger MMA audience.

Maybe they'll just f#ck with a lesser MMA league if they can't afford the UFC. Either way I suspect we'll be seeing MMA on HBO sooner or later.

[PKing]

Sure HBO are throwing 1/4 of what the UFC is currently getting on boxing with its old audience, but I believe they would pay more for a younger MMA audience.

Maybe they'll just f#ck with a lesser MMA league if they can't afford the UFC. Either way I suspect we'll be seeing MMA on HBO sooner or later.

Nope.

They'll just invest in more original series.Way more $$$ than live sports.

There is no lesser MMA league... Bellator is owned by Viacom. ******ed.

[Chuckguy]

I don't see how HBO can't put him on and a card of up and comers for a price of $30. A low price like that will have plenty of buyers

[No-mas-tias]

Unless he's fighting Mike Garcia ain't nobody going to buy this BS ppv lol

[Eff Pandas]

What does that have to do with anything?

You said "UFC is way bigger than HBO". I was commenting on that.

[Eff Pandas]

Nope.

They'll just invest in more original series.Way more $$$ than live sports.

There is no lesser MMA league... Bellator is owned by Viacom. ******ed.

I doubt HBO gets outta live sports completely, but we'll see about that. And there are a bunch of lesser MMA leagues. The guy who started Pride just finished his non-compete clause & started Rizen which is already a player in MMA with just 3 events.

[PKing]

I doubt HBO gets outta live sports completely, but we'll see about that. And there are a bunch of lesser MMA leagues. The guy who started Pride just finished his non-compete clause & started Rizen which is already a player in MMA with just 3 events.

What channel are they currently doing massive ratings on that HBO would want to pay a premium for?

Nowhere... ******ed