In between PPV fights, please make an effort to further educate the
UFC's growing audience instead of screening movie trailers.
I'd like to suggest employing Joe Rogan and Randy Couture to perform
pre-fight analysis of certain PPV fights. Specifically I feel that
something similar in style to the "Fight Plans" conducted by Teddy
Atlas for ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights and Friday Night Fights would
be most effective. For Zuffa, the analysis spots would become
sponsorship opportunities; for the audience, the spots would educate.
Education coming at such valuable moments of audience attention will
silence boos heard during PPV's as well as reduce the negative
assertions heard throughout the media.
In advance, thank you for discontinuing movie trailers and considering
this solution
RuleDogg
ps - Please bring back super-slow replays as well. I was thrilled to see
them utilized for UFC 58 and I hope to see them again. Not only could
they serve as sponsorship opportunities, but everyone thinks they are
awesome.
LOL Joe I didn't mean to blame the trailer on you.... I do think you and
Randy would be perfect for a segment like a "Fight Plan" though. What
do you think?
"Don't look at me, I just work here. If it was up to me, we would have naked octagon girls, and we would feed prisoners to lions in between the fights. "
LOL at this thread.
They should just scrap all commercials and promotions of their own shows and do 24 hours of UFC with no breaks.
They won't make any money and all their other shows will be cancelled but the new UFC fans will have learned something.
I think all TV shows could learn from this.
ArtVandelay I'm not talking about UFC Spike TV events you fucking
simpleton I'm talking about UFC Pay Per Views. I CLEARLY stated in my
post as PPV is an abbreviation for Pay-Per-View in case you didn't pick
up on it. Did you not watch the UFC 61 on Pay Per View (PPV)? Did you
not
notice the five minutes devoted to whatever Jet Li film being
advertised? Have you not read any of the threads on here criticizing it?
RuleDogg, I think your ideas are great. People are saying to remember that it is a business and those trailers generate money; however, you make a good point when you say the super-slo-mo replays could also be sponsored, and the "fight-plan" segement as well. Nothing but good ideas, imo.
Sure, one can argue selling ad space on a PPV is good business, but the
problem is that the benefit only comes in cash, and these days UFC
seems to be doing okay in that department anyway. I strongly feel that
finding a means to educate those who are booing and those who are
criticizing the sport would be significantly more valuable to the
organization and its sport.
Through "Fight Plans," explain to the fans the ground game, leg kicks,
counter-
punching, clashing styles, etc of fighters, so when the fight does take
place the the
action can be put into context. Knowing WTF is going on is a beautiful
thing that we (so close to the sport) often take for granted.
Knowledge transforms a casual fan into a fan who looks forward to
each event; plus there's a rippling effect, as casual fans WON'T bring
new fans to the UFC while knowledgeable and appreciate fans WILL.
And as noted, the Fight Plans could be sponsored, so some cash
revenues could still be gained in the process.
