Comments on: I know Chuck Liddell is headlining UFC 88, but…

By: sved

sved — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:22:15 +0000

wow

now w/ the Nog-Mir

and the Lesnar-Couture matches upcoming

the whole PPV figures should be verrrrry

interesting

something tells me that Tito will be back in the UFC—its just a very competitive 205 div—one of the best in all of MMA

and Tito doesn’t really have that much competition outside of UFC guys @205 unleess he wants only 2-3 matches a year and is willing to just collect the paycheck for doing EXC or AFFliction

Of Course there’s always DREAM—-….hmm….

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:43:21 +0000

The casual fans I know have purchased 4 PPV’s so far this year.

1. Lesnar/Mir
2. Penn/Sherk (Due to Tito Ortiz)
3. Rampage/Griffin
4. Liddell/Evans

Certain guys sell more PPV’s. Liddell is one of them.

By: IceMuncher

IceMuncher — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:29:36 +0000

I’m thinking 550k. Chuck and Jardine got 475k, and I think Chuck’s going into this fight with some fan momentum thanks to the Silva fight.

By: Kelvin Hunt

Kelvin Hunt — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:31:20 +0000

500K

By: Rollo the Cat

Rollo the Cat — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:26:56 +0000

I am going out on a limb and I will say 680,000. I think the audience for the UFC is increasing all the time and the projections have to be adjusted.

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:24:40 +0000

Randy’s been inactive for nearly a year. Chuck on the other hand has been part of this kind of roller coaster of drama.

Not that surprising to me.

By: IceMuncher

IceMuncher — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:08:10 +0000

I thought we all knew Zuffa was unstoppable back when UFC 72: Disaster still got 200k buys, or when Bisping vs Evans got 325k.

I like Dana’s video blog. It’s pretty interesting to see some of the things that go on behind the scenes. The most recent one (9/4/08) was one of the best. It had everyone in it: Chuck, Rashad, Couture, Florian, Lorenzo and the VP of Zuffa, all behind the scenes. It’s interesting to see them in an unofficial capacity.

By: Mike Rome

Mike Rome — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:33:59 +0000

The online hype is all Randy Couture, but Chuck Liddell is still a huge mainstream draw, as evidenced by the countdown rating. Rashad has also surprised headlining before.

Chuck was on sportscenter today too, I think this one will do 500-550, which is still a great number. 590 seems very high.

By: The Citizen

The Citizen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:13:08 +0000

UFC, striking while the iron is hot. Dana White’s video blog makes me want to barf.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:49:58 +0000

The casual fans can’t get enough of the Iceman I guess. It blows my mind that the countdown to UFC 88 drew 701,000 viewers. Just wow.