I'd be willing to place a little wager.
UFC 200 gets under 1.6m ppv buys, & Conor, Ronda, and GSP cannot be on the card.
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I'd be willing to place a little wager.
UFC 200 gets under 1.6m ppv buys, & Conor, Ronda, and GSP cannot be on the card.
im taking the under on 'will this be the largest ufc ppv ever'.
like a lot.
I will add that a Ronda/Conor presser averages 300k+ viewers on Youtube.....but UFC200 (both Vegas and NY) averaged 30-40k a piece.
a good "interest" metric into the card, IMO
I'm really and truly of the opinion at this point that Conor scuttled UFC 200 because he knew he was nowhere close to solving Nate and is hoping he can get another 2 or 3 wins under his belt before he gets merc'd again.
RIP Jordan Parsons from Bellator who died today after he was the victim involved in a hit and run accident on Saturday.
http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/15...s-dies-hit-run
The amount of loot that Connor misses out on if the nate fight remains scuttled is perhaps ten figures. Win or lose. I find it hard to believe that he ducks Nate to simply avoid that 2nd loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
Those 10 figures must include the 2 after the decimal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuntmissioner
RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Crowe DiddlyThose 10 figures must include the 2 after the decimal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuntmissioner
Ten milly
Granted, does he lose some of the aura that he has built over the last 15 mths if he loses to Nate again? Yes. He also does lose some pretty sweet cash, but in terms of actual fights, the only thing he really loses is a chance for the belt at 170.Quote:
Originally Posted by KuntmissionerThe amount of loot that Connor misses out on if the nate fight remains scuttled is perhaps ten figures. Win or lose. I find it hard to believe that he ducks Nate to simply avoid that 2nd loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
When Conor said, "he was his own belt" (in a response to him not fighting for a title after the RDA injury), it was a telling statement because it clued us in, at least I think, that the grift b/t Conor and the UFC (and specifically Dana) has been widening for a long time..... and that this whole thing is over ego ("McGregor Promotions") and revenue sharing (UFC nittiness) and control over promotional commitments and less over fighting Nate (who is obv the favorite b/c of the size and advantage on the ground).
Even if he lost to Nate by KO, I think there will still be demand to see him fight many of the top guys at 155. People want to see him vs Edgar at 145. GSP personally wants the fight because of the PPV numbers and the gate. Ditto with Nick Diaz. And those fights will draw, and sell.....regardless of his performance vs Nate. The love/hate for this motherfucker is unparalleled, and in terms of popularity, he really is up there with Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, and Ronda Rousey in terms of committed casuals being interested to watching whenever they fight.
The UFC doesn't have to budge though, because they'll gladly sacrifice $20m-$40m lost from the Conor UFC 200 to keep leverage over any fighter to stamp the message that its promotion first, then talent....and not the other way around like boxing.
Gotta wonder if the UFC would take a different tone with Conor if he had survived Nate.
Absolutely would have.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
Totally certain that all of these fine ladies will pee clean... rofl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZEOe7xseKc
On that subject. Odds that Cyborgs crotch resembles Chyna's and she has a micro penis herself if for no other reason then the roids she's done in the past (and probably still does)Quote:
Originally Posted by 4Dragons
He didn't want to ruin his entire future by fighting without juice. The first fight he wasn't 100% aka juiced imo. That's why he's in Iceland.Quote:
Originally Posted by KuntmissionerThe amount of loot that Connor misses out on if the nate fight remains scuttled is perhaps ten figures. Win or lose. I find it hard to believe that he ducks Nate to simply avoid that 2nd loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
That's why he refused to come to the usa.
That's why he announced his retirement.
That's why USADA put in a wait time clause to prevent athletes from retiring to juice then returning.
That's why he's not retiring. They foresaw athletes doing exactly what Conor was going to do, so LOL.
https://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/28898712.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by FPS_RussiaHe didn't want to ruin his entire future by fighting without juice. The first fight he wasn't 100% aka juiced imo. That's why he's in Iceland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuntmissioner
That's why he refused to come to the usa.
That's why he announced his retirement.
That's why USADA put in a wait time clause to prevent athletes from retiring to juice then returning.
That's why he's not retiring. They foresaw athletes doing exactly what Conor was going to do, so LOL.
Tickets are insanely expensive for the fight
Anyone watching this card? I will likely watch the main only unless something exciting happens.
I am till no ther day lunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
Out a half unit on Gates here
Edwards inside distance +130