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And it was a fucking awesome effort at that.Yes, it was the last ditch effort there as well
And it was a fucking awesome effort at that.Yes, it was the last ditch effort there as well
I miss MMA on Showtime. And Coker has a history there.
Smaller shows on CMT, tent pole events on Showtime.Excellent point
I wouldn't doubt that if SHO/Via merge, that it could be the plan with CMT.
Obviously something is up with the simulcasting. It makes zero sense to hurt paramount that way
Uh oh...
I used to root for Bellator so hard 3 years ago, Coker still had the reigns then. It was the 2015/16 roster cuts, Bellator 149, dilution of the prelims, and terrible match-ups that got me uninterested. They're doing exactly what the UFC used to do with weak international cards, except they don't have the name value to pull that off.
Their prospects and even some of their top fighters are protected and people see right through that. Go to a live Bellator and see if I'm wrong.
I'm not sure what CMT would change about this.
But Frankie, is there any proof that guys like Rory or Bader don't help with drawing ratings? I'm honestly asking, because to me I tuned in to watch the last couple Rory and Bader cards. It's the Larkin/Gonzalez, Chandler/Girtz, and McDonald/Ligier events that make me go hmmm, well that probably won't draw well.Spot on ... great post.
WME looks at UFC as a business. They are not in it because they love MMA.
Coker's love of MMA is bigger than his business acumen sadly
plus prelims on CMT and weekly wrap-up/preview/best of shows on CMT with musical country guests or whatever when there is no event on at the same time every week since viewers are creatures of habitSmaller shows on CMT, tent pole events on Showtime.
But Frankie, is there any proof that guys like Rory or Bader don't help with drawing ratings? I'm honestly asking, because to me I tuned in to watch the last couple Rory and Bader cards. It's the Larkin/Gonzalez, Chandler/Girtz, and McDonald/Ligier events that make me go hmmm, well that probably won't draw well.
I just want to make sure we're blaming the right people here, cause a lot of what I see doesn't seem to be Paramounts problem, but Scott Cokers problem, as from my POV he's failing to put together shows that draw interest from even fans on Sherdog.
Fedor/Mir on the other hand, big interest here, so I just assume it'll get decent ratings.
If the original home of the UFC couldnt make it work how is showtime going to do it?
CMT is also a death sentence as poster above said.
I cant believe how they fucked this up so badly. Who the hell is telling them to run 20 plus events a year?
If they had just went to a smaller schedule the events could have felt bigger with more excitement.
Their prospects and even some of their top fighters are protected and people see right through that. Go to a live Bellator and see if I'm wrong.
I'm not sure what CMT would change about this.
wonder if we'll see any desperation tactics like staged craziness to get headlines. danis is on the next card, that entourage could always do something crazy.Figured I'd add this here.
Dave Meltzer emailed me and said he hasn't heard the reason for the simulcasting, but said Viacom are having issues with Bellator's ratings drop.
wonder if we'll see any desperation tactics like staged craziness to get headlines. danis is on the next card, that entourage could always do something crazy.
my hope is that Fedor Mir alone should draw ratings but who knows anymore
The irony in all this is the fact that the original intention moving away from seasonal weeklies was to provide more stacked cards. Now it’s just generic card after generic card filled with local fighters and the occasional name.
my hope is that Fedor Mir alone should draw ratings but who knows anymore
Figured I'd add this here.
Dave Meltzer emailed me and said he hasn't heard the reason for the simulcasting, but said Viacom are having issues with Bellator's ratings drop.