Per Dave Meltzer
At my mma gym we talk all week about who will win that weeks ufc fights. I brought up Francis v Renan and no one had any idea it was that weekend. They all thought it must be boxing and only one guy had ever heard of Renan.
I wish the UFC had legit rivals but I’ve given up hope.
I thought Francis was a star and deserved $20mm a fight and all of his opponents deserve $2mm to face him?
That was half the UG. They think fighting ability is directly equal to what fighters deserve to earn.
Is this a surprise to anybody? How many mma promotions need to lose their ass with ppv before they realize that’s not the model? You can’t just take a couple known fighters and put on a ppv, this isn’t boxing.
Unless its a HUGE star like Conor, it won’t work… Most people dont even buy PPV, they just stream it. Very few people actually order and its typically casual fans not hardcores who would be interested in a product outside of the UFC.
Francis is a promotion killer