Ourand/SBJ: Predicts Brock/DC will be on ESPN (not PPV)

[FrankieNYC]

John Ourand who breaks a lot of UFC financial news for SBJ was on Richard Dietsch podcast & said he expects Brock/DC to be on ESPN.
I'd be shocked to see that happening.
He is a great source, but they would lose tens of millions (unless ESPN forks up extra money)

 

[Robbie Hart]

He said that on SI podcast.
I'd be shocked to see that happening.
He is a great source, but they would lose tens of millions (unless ESPN forks up extra money)

Franklin, wait.....Wut?

 

[FrankieNYC]

Franklin, wait.....Wut?

John Ourand covers MMA for Sports Business Journal
Great guy & source
He said he expects the fight to be on ESPN

 

[Robbie Hart]

John Ourand covers MMA for Sports Business Journal
Great guy & source
He said he expects the fight to be on ESPN

Oh, i couldn’t work out the title

 

[FrankieNYC]

Oh, i couldn’t work out the title

I changed the OP to be more specific
It made sense (to me) but I can see it being confusing

 

[FrankieNYC]

Ourand is the guy that broke the news that Viacom met with UFC in May to discuss UFC going there.

 

[Robbie Hart]

I changed the OP to be more specific
It made sense (to me) but I can see it being confusing

I’m drunk so......sorry man

 

[RaginCajun]

I’m drunk so......sorry man

Please stop shitting up this mans threads.

 

[member 3289]

Yeah I mean they'd have to be paid whatever they'd likely make on PPV points, and that would be tens of millions of dollars, as @FrankieNYC pointed out.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Yeah I mean they'd have to be paid whatever they'd likely make on PPV points, and that would be tens of millions of dollars, as @FrankieNYC pointed out.

A 1m buy PPV brings UFC about $40m from domestic broadcast alone

When UFC put Cain vs JDS on Fox, Fox paid extra.
But not that much lol

 

[Sheepdog]

It can't be completely ruled out (there is some precedent with Cain-JDS on a smaller scale).

But the other thing to consider is that it would surely piss WWE and Fox right off.

 

[member 3289]

A 1m buy PPV brings UFC about $40m from domestic broadcast alone

When UFC put Cain vs JDS on Fox, Fox paid extra.
But not that much lol

Brock has never done < 1 million PPV buys in a title fight.

The source is obviously credible but I don't see how it's going to work.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Brock has never done < 1 million PPV buys in a title fight.

The source is obviously credible but I don't see how it's going to work.

I tend to agree
But if it would be the kick-off to ESPN's coverage, I can see a possibility
they would need big advertising dollars to recoup though & the fight would need to break records

Its an interesting possibility

 

[ShakaSway]

I see no issue with this. Good stuff