Official MMA Thread - *Spoilers*

[whitev70r]

Woke up to this ... how did UFC get so irrelevant? Is it their PR machine? Didn't even see anything about a UFC event. Does Covington get a post in Trump's admin?

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[SkinnyPupp]

UFC is still as popular as its ever been, ticket prices are insanely high, they charge cities to run shows there, and PPVs still require a monthly subscription on top

I don't get it. Who is watching all these shows with no stars on them?

[mikemhg]

Is it as popular? Do you have access to viewership count? I don't think it is.

I had no idea I was behind 2 events here in Jon Jones

Love to see Colby lose though.

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

Is it as popular? Do you have access to viewership count? I don't think it is.

I had no idea I was behind 2 events here in Jon Jones

Love to see Colby lose though.

I do actually. UFC prelims on ESPN 2 or FX usually get top ratings on cable after whatever huge sports are going on (like college football and basketball). They are working on a new TV deal that they expect will be even bigger than the current one (which was $1.5 billion and ends after next year)

UFC 310 was one of the lowest gates of the year, but this is at just over $5 million. Highest flyweight main event gate in their history.

They're still doing insane business, and I don't understand it. Is it all just the Trump voters watching?