kamander
May 16, 2008 Oct 07, 2008 4 45
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MMA in a tight economy
by kamander
on Sep 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT
Making money has never been easy for MMA promotions, and in today's tough economy, its even more challenging. The UFC's dominance doesn't make it any easier, with their brand recognition, fan loyalty, and ability to practically saturate the market with MMA content.
Besides the UFC, it seems that almost every promotion's continues existence is in question. Will any of these promotions be able to survive in the upcoming environment of dwindling disposable income? What about foreign promotions? How important will it be for these promotions to put on high quality events vs. gimmicks and novelties? What other factors, such as TV deals, will make or break promotions?
Though there are a lot of unknowns, one thing we can look at is how the top promotions have performed in terms of the quality of their events. Here are some results according to fan ratings using a five star rating system:
3.94 - Affliction (1 event)
3.78 - UFC (events only) (9 events)
3.76 - WEC (4 events)
3.71 - Dream (6 events)
3.49 - UFC (all shows) (14 events)
2.97 - EliteXC (4 events)
2.95 - UFC Fight Nights (5 events)
2.90 - Strikeforce (3 events)
2.56 - Sengoku (4 events)
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Violence in MMA
by kamander
on Sep 22, 2008 9:55 AM PDT
In the recent episode of MMA Nation, Luke was talking about Violence in MMA, and why it is attractive to so many.
Why do I like MMA and what is the appeal of violence and violent competition?
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What Are The Year's Top 5 Fights So Far?
by kamander
on Aug 28, 2008 10:17 PM PDT
I always like to link up Tomas Rios' pre-fight articles from Sherdog. They are fun and entertaining, as they should be. However, his latest article about the year's top 5 fights is about as accurate as his fight predictions.
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The Best MMA Radio Shows
by kamander
on Aug 5, 2008 1:32 PM PDT
Fronted by Luke Thomas.
I heard some debate, so I ask you, what do you think is the best (and worst) MMA radio show?
Click the image to vote.
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- You can only vote once for each.
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- Click the list heading to reorder/edit your list (the number in parenthesis is points, which does not equal votes).
- You can republish your personal list, or the community list on your own site.
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