I can’t see WME permitting the UFC to make a costly last minute change of venue without knowing the ROI. Sure you and the rest of us know this? The main event for UFC 232 at the T-Mobile Arena was thrown into jeopardy Sunday. In response, the UFC and USADA stated that the failed test was a result of previous ingestion. You act like we haven't been streaming PPVs for years. People complain and complain, but it's still the best show in town, by far. As for Nunes, her next move hasn’t been decided. It seems no matter the evidence, some people just can not admit they were wrong. McGregor is obviously the biggest, and depending on how Nurmagomedov does when he’s not facing McGregor, he could be in the No. Good to see r/MMA opinions hold absolutely zero relevance when it comes to PPV sales. In fact, outside of UFC 214 and UFC 217, no event in that time frame has surpassed the once common 400,000 buy mark. GSP will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters ever that showed nothing but class, respect, and dedication to his art. The impact of the decision was already seen throughout the MMA community. UFC 232 featured a vacant light heavyweight title bout. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". An announcement stated a ‘very small amount‘ of the steroid commonly known as turinabol was found in headliner Jon Jones’ system. If you're a dedicated fan, you'll watch all the events. champion. Whether or not Nunes stays at featherweight or bantamweight remains to be seen. All the late news surrounding the UFC’s move of the Dec. 29 pay-per-view show from Las Vegas to Los Angeles may have inconvenienced every fighter on the show, every fan who had originally bought tickets to the show and everyone involved in putting the show on, but it doesn’t look to have been as much of a financial disaster to the UFC as was feared. I would say him vs Smith is 400k tops buuuut if it's still on 235 they've stacked that card so that they can go "hey look, he pulls. I didn’t watch any of the marketing, streamed all the fights, the Jones one, once I started seeing gus was not up to the task I skipped around to confirm the ending and turned it off. Previous article UFC On ESPN+ 4: Derrick Lewis Is Happy Going Into JDS Fight. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Right or wrong, this is why. The final UFC on ESPN+ 38 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. Mandeep Singh speaks about the controversial stoppage at Brave 20. The last six UFC events that Jon Jones has headlined are all estimated to have cleared 300,000 PPV buys. The number was well above most expectations for the show, with the belief being that all the news coverage of the Jon Jones controversial drug test results which led to the venue move less than one week before the show created far more awareness of the event, which combined with a strong top two fights and Christmas weekend with families getting together historically being good for UFC pay-per-view numbers. With his two bouts against Daniel Cormier being pegged closer to the 800,000 range. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. was the biggest waste of talent in all of sports. You have entered an incorrect email address! This community is such a small amount of MMA viewers. The event took place inside Flash Forum on Yas Island,... Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung brought bad blood into their fight. The number would be the UFC’s second-biggest of … Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer News Letter has revealed that the event looks to have brought in around 700,000 pay-per-view buys. AMANADA NUNES AND CYBORG WERE ON THIS CARD TOO! He’s expected to have a quick turnaround and face Anthony Smith at UFC 235 in March, as he aims for three fights in 2019. In an age where superstars are increasingly harder to find and pay-per-view sales are declining across the board. Evidently you can't take the opinion of a minority of hardcore fans and apply that same blanket opinion to the entire audience, I actually bought it twice just for my boys over at r/MMA. Jones is now set to defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Anthony Smith. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 2 proved to be a major commercial success. Jon Jones is interesting. The co-main event of that card is scheduled to be a welterweight title bout between champion Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman. The showdown served as the main event... Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung was the bad blood fight that fans were expecting. The number would be the UFC’s second-biggest of 2018, trailing only the nearly 2.4 million for the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor fight on Oct. 6. That means the UFC has to generate at least that much in annual profit before it begins to pay down the actual debt it owes from the sale. The debt owed by the organization without those changes would have been roughly 13 times that of its EBITDA, making it an extremely risky investment. Yet, it came with a slew of financial obligations and debt collectors. That's, give or take, 780$ per year. The former UFC champion’s return after 17 months off due to a drug suspension saw him face Alexander Gustafsson, who had come closer to beating him cleanly than any opponent in the now two-time light heavyweight champion’s career. It all depends on whether or not the Nevada State Athletic Commission grants Jones a license to compete. SERIOUSLY?! Goldman Sachs Groups, Inc. financed a whopping $1.825 billion of debt in the transaction. But lets say it did 500k ... does that small amount of money justify everything that happened & all the negative surrounding the event?