Main Event Choose UFC Over Boxing :(

in this day and age for these occasions can't they have Main event 1 and 2 and show both UFC and boxing live

 

SKY Channel will be showing the card live in partcipating pubs & venues.

 

Ok. Let's use some common sense. They don't choose anything it all has to do with business contracts. Different fights and other events are scheduled with different notice periods, some are locked in well in advance, others **** around with a few pencilled in dates etc. Sometime UFC will get in first sometimes boxing. Generally the UFC timetable is organised more regularly and inadvance. There is no conspiracy or pattern to it. Money may have an influence, that is the price for them and how much they feel they can charge.
Given they (Mainevent) do not seem to care much about MMA or boxing based on what they seem to offer us I'd say they probably don't get many buys for either and make their money off the pubs and hotels etc - which is why they try to rip us off with $50 local fights. I have heard many a barman talk about the highway robbery of Mainevent for events they think will do well. Think about it, they would make more from the pubs so will do what they can to encourage people to go there. How many mates turn up to watch a fight at the pub? If I put on a BBQ and free **** I still only get few takers. Maybe its just me. . .
If they sell way more MMA events then why does hardly anyone I speak to seem to have seen the MMA events? I catch most of both events (I prefer boxing by miles) but rarely find anyone who has seen MMA events live. There are unfortunately plenty of wrestling fans out there for some reason, oh yeah heaps of people are dumb.
You can talk about them "choosing" one sport over another but as a busines they will do that for the money, no other reason. If there was enough money in it there would be 14 Mainevent channels, and if they actually sold lots they'd shout the numbers from the rooftops and put them in every ad.
I too have written many an angry e-mail to mainevent, and polite ones asking why with nothing in response. They **** me but without spending ages farting aorund on computers how else am I gonna see the fights live?
Most importantly my mates that work in paytv have said this is at least half correct, and whenever they have tipped me off about upcoming events they've always been right, bit it seems logical anyway, well it does after a few beers.

 

I heard pretty much the same about Fostel/Main Event taking a big hit by opting for Vic over UFC 100 and this is why we will even see the bona fide fight of the year in Pacquiao v Cotto get relegated for UFC104.

 

C'mon mate, heard where? A UFC Forum? The take from pubs alone would kill any UFC card.
They won't show Pac-Cotto live? Hmmm, 100+ venues paying somewhere between $400-$1000 for it, nah, bugger them, lets teach them boxing fans a lesson and show UFC instead.
Yep, the pub I was at was shattered to have over 500 paying customers in at 10am for Pac-Hatton.
Now that SKY has the venues sewed up, it makes me wonder if Main Event were outbid for that side of things. In the past SKY and ME have run the same event, but with their home market locked in with UFC for the day, SKY may stole a march on ME for Mayweather-Marquez.

 

Fair dinkum?

Excellent.

 

Yes i was sort of banking on that to happen.

 

All I will say Leon is I hope you are right and I am wrong!

 

I got the same email mate.

 

ufc is not always good.

 

I have just emailed main Event and asked them point blank whether they will be showing Pacquiao v Cotto live or the UFC (104 I think) which is on the same day. let's see what they come back with!

 

I'm 100% certain they'll be showing Pac-Cotto live.

 

Hopefully you are right and I am seriously wrong!