Comments on: GSP on Fitch: “I’m better than he is”

By: IceMuncher

IceMuncher — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:39:43 +0000

I can see why you think Huerta is over-rated, but I wouldn’t hold it against him. I’ve always seen him as an exciting middle-of-the-pack fighter that’s respectful, has a lot of heart, and gives it his all every fight. When you get down to it, I like him for all the reasons I like Guida. What’s not to love?

By: Ultimo Santa

Ultimo Santa — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:44:11 +0000

Floria stopping Huerta in R1?

Hmm. That would suck. But it’s definitely possible.

I don’t think the hype surrounding Huerta is anything more than people just loving to watch him.

There are plenty of fighters who are ‘better’ with wins over more impressive opponents…Tim Sylvia has beaten Arlovski twice, and he’s a top-10 ranked fighter – but who the hell would put him in their top 10 fighters they like to watch?

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:16:40 +0000

You make a good point. I always assumed that each PPV was split approximately 50/50. However, if they need to cover a certain base amount, then could be getting less. I just don’t know the answer to that. I am curious as to how it is handled.

By: Rollo the Cat

Rollo the Cat — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:08 +0000

“Lesson #4: People over pay for T-Shirts due to the prestige of a name brand. When the brand becomes synonymous with a fight promotion, it ceases to carry that aura of a high-end name brand. It becomes just another fanboy advertisement.”

I never thought of that, since I don’t buy high end clothes or designer labels. I’ll take your word for it.

45,

are you sure it is that little? I have asked this question before, but can someone tell me what satellite time costs? I think it was mentioned here a year ago being in the range of 10,000 per minute. That would mean they need 100,000 buys to cover that alone.

This might be a little early, but how many times do promoters have to make the same mistakes?

By: cyph

cyph — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:21:03 +0000

""Anybody who went to the arena on Saturday to purchase a ticket, was able to buy a ticket for $39.95 no matter what price range it was in. They discounted all the tickets to $39.95. As a result, the tax on (the ticket) is paid by the promoter so they can say it sold as a $500 or $1000 ticket. It happens in boxing all the time." Very nice, Affliction. By screwing the early ticket buyers, they can expect to sell most of their tickets on the day of the show.

By: cyph

cyph — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:04:38 +0000

As long as Affliction doesn’t fold until the Oct 11 show, I’m okay with it. Make it happen: Fedor VS Arlovski.

Dana White is right. You can’t throw money around and expect a show to be successful.

Lesson #1: Fedor doesn’t sell PPV.
Lesson #2: Never pay Sylvia 800k a fight.
Lesson #3: Overpay the most exciting fighters rather than the best fighters.
Lesson #4: People over pay for T-Shirts due to the prestige of a name brand. When the brand becomes synonymous with a fight promotion, it ceases to carry that aura of a high-end name brand. It becomes just another fanboy advertisement.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:54:20 +0000

50K to 85K for Affliction PPV buys, according to Meltzer. That would make it one of the highest for a non UFC event, but still basically non existant in the realm of MMA. Just putting together rough estimates, the show lost at least $2 to $3 Million minimum. That is a lot.

By: Rollo the Cat

Rollo the Cat — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:09:19 +0000

So have you heard Meltzer’s estimate of the PPV buys?

By: dragomort

dragomort — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:58:46 +0000

@spacedog:

Definitely the ropes. They had way too much give on them when everyone running into them were HWs-LHWs.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:44:59 +0000

I stared seeing these shirts EVERY where around LA and about 1/3-1/2 of the crowd was sporting an shirt.

More proof that LA is the douchebag capital of the nation.