That's not quite factual, but whatever.
As I said, we are a hard market for MMA. But it could be very different with some good work put in, after all, Boxing is doing pretty well here, on of the major markets definitely. Kickboxing can do as well in certain cases, meaning, certain fighters, there just isn't a big promotion keeping it up.
For MMA, it takes time and patience. The UFC had both of those and still came back after stupid politicians trying to fuck with it, I respect that, for a while they went 'fuck you' to the politicians and we had fightpass for free!
And I just don't think new owners would go the same hard route. Needs love for the sport.
I don't really get that point, they would advertise with the same shit?! Reebok is here, we have beer, we have Harleys over here, we have Monster, we have supplements and whatever else.
For the UFC, all their sponsors could get something out of it, and for everything else, they don't really care anyway, right? Then its up to the TV station to get the right advertisers.
And there is no reason MMA couldn't do very well other than inexperience and bad education. Like it was in the US too in the beginnings.
Other American sports, yeah, their market is slim, but fighting has a huge potential here too, not just boxing.
Look, Kickboxing is rather small here, was rarely seen on any big TV station, but you can still produce stars if you do it right.
This girl became a big star and made shitloads of money with kickboxing, out of nowhere basically, had all her fights on a big station from some point on. And her advertisement-partners come from every fucking where. She is retired now but still around on TV and stuff.
Big deodorant.
Voltaren (pain-ointment, biggest out here)
Even for fucking Goodyear-tires! Why? No clue!
And much more I ain't even gonna post. That's some next level mainstream shit totally out of the niche.
Advertisement can't be the problem. I don't see it.
PS: She is a doctor, so watch out
@Splinty
