Gate $2,033,098.00
Tickets sold 8,334
Comp tickets 4,577
KeithKizer is the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission. He knows what he is talking about
the comp tickets and the gate dont equal out its BS ! there were less that 1k comp ticket
You know who Kizer is don't you?
lol @ pride4life making a total ass of himself by not knowing who's on the NSAC.
That's alot of comp tickets. Also, the average paid ticket is around $250.
I love Pride. But even if Pride 33 generated a very big buzz it's already to late. By the time they get around to capitalizing on their momentum Dana will have cherry picked all of Prides top fighters.
Keith--Sincere question: Why does the NSAC require the promotion to disclose the purse amounts for the fight cards?
It is apparent from the recent reported PRIDE payouts that for many of the fighters these amounts do not represent the entirety of their fight-related compensation. If that is the case, would the commission take issue with other significant amounts being paid under the guise of personal services, training expenses, etc., when they would be more accurately classified as fight-related compensation?
Marve1--Having all the great fighters is not necessarily the ticket to success. The UFC's current ascent was not fueled by having all the best fighters. It was fueled by savvy marketing and media exposure.
"Marve1--Having all the great fighters is not necessarily the ticket to success. The UFC's current ascent was not fueled by having all the best fighters. It was fueled by savvy marketing and media exposure."
I understand that. However, given how far behind Pride is in regards to American exposure, they definitely need top of the line fighters to help close the distance between them and the UFC.
But yes, the point is moot if they don't drastically improve their marketing here in the states.
ttt for later
Unfortunately, any organization trying to break into the US PPV market right now is going to be viewed as a "me too" operation. The only way to bridge that gap is to somehow become perceived as being "cooler." Other than that, you might as well go for smaller success in a more limited niche.
Decent. Let's hope the do better than Pride USA 1 in PPV sales though. That's going to be the key indicator.
Pride is the metric system of MMA. The global standard, unknown in the USA.
The reviews have been amazing so I'm expecting people that never watched pride before to start doing so.
Where are these new fans going to read the reviews? The reviews can be out of this world, however, the fact is, these "new people" still don't even know there was a show last weekend. The people on this board, and others where these rave reviews are posted, are the same 50,000 people already ordering the PPVs. These amazing reviews do nothing to expand their audience. That's what marketing is for, but like Dana so elegantly stated, "[they're] not the brightest bulbs on the porch either."
"The reviews have been amazing so I'm expecting people that never watched pride before to start doing so."
I also do not understand how you think the casual fan is going to hear about this. It's not like the mainstream media is covering it like a sport yet. There is no successful Pride TV deal. Pride has not been able to sucker the UFC into promoting them. Without one or all of those things it doesn't matter much if the PPV was good.
"Keith--Sincere question: Why does the NSAC require the promotion to disclose the purse amounts for the fight cards?"
So the NSAC can assure that the fighters do not get underpaid.
If they have another strong card on paper I bet thier buy rate jumps dramatically.
This last card was decent on paper with a few good matches. It turned out very well. But again I'm confused why some of you think the casual fan (which is all important) would know a good card with fighters outside of the UFC. They don't know or care who Fedor, Arona, Kang etc. are. I admire you're optimism but question your realism.
Hope to see you post more Mr. Kizer!
Thanks for the response. I presume, then, that they are indifferent as to other payments, as long as the reported (and presumably escrowed and/or bonded) payment exceeds a sufficient threshold?