How has the UFC Grown so fast!

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  1. MattyDoey

    MattyDoey Member Full Member

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    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Haven't bothered with the link but I am studying a degree in business administration so I can simplify it:

    Great product
    Great branding

    :D
     
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    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    peterh Active Member Full Member

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    Done
     
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    niboycfc New Member Full Member

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    done that for ya buddy
     
  6. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think the marketing methodology is the reason it has grown so fast. I think the reason it has grown so fast is because it attracts athletes and fans alike from the MMA "background" sports. People with wrestling, muay thai, jiu jitsu, judo and tae kwon do backgrounds make for a larger consumer and participant population. A wrestling coach and wrestling team members may be more inclined to watch an established wrestler participate in an MMA event than watch a pair of boxers box each other, if you know what I mean.
     
  7. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    The UFC has been shrinking since 2009 actually. It peaked at UFC 100
     
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    boranbkk "ไม่ได้โม้นะ" Full Member

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    Maybe true, but you'll find most Muay Thai guys watch boxing & rarely watch MMA. Boxing we understand, it's our closest relative, but there are large parts of MMA that are very alien to us and our concept of fighting. Lots of respectful the sport though.
     
  9. MattyDoey

    MattyDoey Member Full Member

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    Thanks guys, this had really helped me out :D
     
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    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    :lol:

    Oh man ……….. My friend, the sporting world does equate to the numbers the UFC is doing, it is a Global Brand, that is a designation in branding and marketing terminology, to be a "Global Brand" you have to hit a criteria which the UFC does.

    What you have ear marked is a minor percentage of the UFC's target audience, and I mean below 1%, yes that minor :D

    :good
     
  11. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    True

    But shrinking is not the term I'd use
     
  12. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pitiful responses.
     
  13. KelandBeave

    KelandBeave Fab 4 Full Member

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    Plateauing since 2009 is probably more accurate ....... I don't think there is a lot of upside but I could be wrong. I think if they wanted to cash out they should have a plan on stacking their cards making the biggest fights for a good 3-6 months and getting out
     
  14. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    UFC has already sold off a part of their company to the Arabs.This ship is sinking slowly but surely and I see them selling eventually to a corporate consortium led by a major tv broadcaster like Fox.
     
  15. Anh

    Anh Undisputed chicken dancer Full Member

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    It grew fast because it tapped into the market of millions of angry young white males who likes to see similar people beat each other up while they swig beer.