News Singapore’s government currently banning Russian athletes from competing on ONE events

[Setsuna]

Take it you are in Myanmar, but just take it as some Slavic humor. Obviously sarcastic, but guess that gets lost over the internet

Fair enough. Hit a bit too close to home for me. Brother in law recently jailed for 3 years for facebook post, amongst other things.

 

[careto]

They should be more worried about the Singapore Tourism Board financing the UFC next event there.

 

[TorontoTO]

They should be more worried about the Singapore Tourism Board financing the UFC next event there.

Chatri crying that the main finiancier off his promotion is directly funding his competition

I also saw stuff about UFC holding an event in Shanghai later on in the year

 

[careto]

Chatri crying that the main finiancier off his promotion is directly funding his competition

I also saw stuff about UFC holding an event in Shanghai later on in the year

It will be hard for the UFC to compete with the 3 billion viewership of ONE, though.

 

[TorontoTO]

It will be hard for the UFC to compete with the 3 billion viewership of ONE, though.

Those are old numbers, it's 8 billion now

 

[SokoudjouFanboy]

Now basically the UFC only travels unless it gets a site fee.

 

[leto1776]

Now basically the UFC only travels unless it gets a site fee.

It’s one of the reasons they’ve never gone to Hawaii. Wanted more than the Hawaii tourism board was willing to give them for a site fee.

 

[TorontoTO]

It’s one of the reasons they’ve never gone to Hawaii. Wanted more than the Hawaii tourism board was willing to give them for a site fee.

It’s kinda funny how cheap the UFC is. WME must be really squeezing them for money.

hence why I think they will never leave the APEX. Sad, wanted to see Jiri fight in person here in Czechia, Germany or Poland

 

[leto1776]

It’s kinda funny how cheap the UFC is. WME must be really squeezing them for money.

hence why I think they will never leave the APEX. Sad, wanted to see Jiri fight in person here in Czechia, Germany or Poland

I think asking for site fees depends on the size of the venue, demographics, prices they can charge for tickets, etc. Hawaii, Singapore are expensive outs for UFC.

 

[David Street]

UFC keeps saying they will go to Africa but yet to see it. Africa would never do a site-fee... but just to promote the sport there it is worth it... Maybe they can lure Ngannou back with a show there.

 

[TorontoTO]

UFC keeps saying they will go to Africa but yet to see it. Africa would never do a site-fee... but just to promote the sport there it is worth it... Maybe they can lure Ngannou back with a show there.

I don't see the Chinese doing a site fee either, especially with the current US/China relations

 

[David Street]

I don't see the Chinese doing a site fee either, especially with the current US/China relations

Agreed, though UFC and China have a good relationship, if a department invited them then I could see it, though China.. not care so much about tourists.

 

[leto1776]

UFC keeps saying they will go to Africa but yet to see it. Africa would never do a site-fee... but just to promote the sport there it is worth it... Maybe they can lure Ngannou back with a show there.

Other than Nigeria and S. Africa, what countries there would have enough interest in the sport that also has people with disposable income?