Rome, would it be a stretch to that Afflction will not put on a second show?

Where’s the Dana hate folks!

Imagine if Dana would of went to his fighters and said take a 50% pay cut.

when zuffa was in the hole not once did the fertitas and dana bounce a check.

It sounds like the purse strings have been pulled and tom is trying his ass off to put on another show before the money really gets pulled out.

The problem for fighters if they take a paycut and the company still folds they are out the big pay day and still on bad terms with zuffa.

If any fighter accepts a paycut they are stupid.

These fighters can retire on this money… they tool a huge risk in severing relations with zuffa so they should get paid what they were promised.

I knew this would happen.

See if you understand funding it works in stages and each stage has a milestone.

its clear they clearly didnt make their first milestone so second stage of funding is at risk.

At this moment i believe tom is negotiating on 2 fronts… first with the backers to get them hang on for one more show and second with the fighters to get them to agree to lower pay so he can go back to the financiers with an olive branch.

“we got momentum please one more show”

why do you think the second show was so quick? he wanted to make commitments with venues, setup etc as fast as possible so it would be too late for the funders to look up and say “shit we just lost 4 million bucks”.

My guess is they have done that midway and now hell may break loose on all fronts.

fighters angry about not getting paid. funders pissed off at the idiotic business moves, etc…

1% chance they have a third show.

15% chance they have a second show.

wfa anyone?

like I always say my BE brothers…

“paying fighters well is not what’s good for the sport”

“paying fighters well and making a profit is what’s good for the sport”.

it’s all about the bottom line.

As a fan I applaud the UFC for protecting their bottom line because that’s what guarantee’s we will have a show to look forward to.

The myth of the UFC explained:

“UFC is only successful because they got lucky with TV”

Didn’t ifl have network tv weekly?
Didn’t bodog have weekly tv?
Doesn’t exc have showtime and cbs?

“No I mean UFC is only successful because they put 40 million dollars into it”

Didnt bodog lose 45m plus?
Didnt IFL lose 50m plus?
Isnt Elite XC in the whole 30m plus?

“wait a second, now I know UFC was only successful because, um… well.. So you’re telling me the real reason the UFC is so successful is because they know what they are doing, they do a good job at it and they capitalize on opportunity real well?”

Yes young grasshopper… NOW YOU KNOW.

PS. someone make a gif of huerta OWNED

Atencio really got himself into a tough position. No proven, veteran fighter is going to gladly accept a pay cut. The revenue that a promotion generates from a given event isn’t mostly profit. I think, if Affliction didn’t realize how tight the margins were before their inaugural event, they starting to now. I wish Atencio and company had taken a more measured approach.

Most of those fighters would have fought for 70% or less of what they were paid.

There’s a report form a dream exec that says dream has 1 show and it could be done if they don’t break a 10 rating.

We all pretty much know EXC has 1 show left to pull something out of their ass.

And it looks like if affliction has a second show it more than likely will be their last.

With this money you could have created a farm league circuit.

The only opening I see in MMA for one to capitalize on is a farm league circuit (minor league).

I see leverage points in being a manager/local show promoter and feeding the ufc with talent.

This would have a substantial exit strategy if set up properly.

The other being an all womans league which you would have to temper expectations… think nba vs wnba. not as big decent money and there is a market for it.

Zuffa needs to get rid of 155 from ufc and make wec 155, 145, 135 and 125 and they also need to add female fighters to wec.

eventually get to weekly fight nights (to display new talent as well as hype new contentors to get more ppv buys ala anderson silva) and then with a new type of reality show which airs right after.

The new show should be a 24/7 style documentary from begining to end (multi episode from contracts signed to weigh ins) on next ppv event. the show should feature Dana putting the card together and all the drama as well as the main event and co-main event fighters.

there families, what it would mean to them to win, etc…

this strategy combo would disolve the need for tuf and keeping champions out of defending their belts from months at a time.

This tv strategy would be an unstoppable machine. (by the way you do this on boths networks ufc and wec).

It’s time to stop playing games and bury everyone of these posers. (but alas i think life would be boring and this soap opera that keeps us tuned in to see “what if” this one makes it)

Well the only fighters that are worth the money that Affliction is giving them is Barnett, Fedor, and Arlovski.
Those guys can draw. Affliction fucking doomed themselves. Non-Exclusive Contracts and now asking a lot of their fighters to take 50% cuts…. Just screams a mass excursion.

You think Babalu wasn’t bumming real hard when he got cut from the UFC and had to test the waters of the Indie Circuit to only find out the cards been cancelled?

You can call it a monopoly. But the UFC is the most stable promotion in MMA. They put on 12 PPVs a year, over 5 Fight Nights a year, and 2 TUF Finales a year. You want to fight and fight consistently, The UFC IS THE SHOW.

Let’s see….half the pay but an easier matchup. Sounds like the prescription for a lot of the highly paid guys who lost (ie Sylvia). I mean, the word “some” is in there, you know?