METAL ON METAL Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Turns out it was Serra who said "Fuck 'em" about Anderson, though he said he wasn't aware of his broken leg when he said it. Â Poor excuse and poor taste from the usually great Serra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Turns out it was Serra who said "Fuck 'em" about Anderson, though he said he wasn't aware of his broken leg when he said it. Poor excuse and poor taste from the usually great Serra. Serra's a fat wee knob. This image captures one of my favourite moments in MMA history;   I'd love to see the wee twat cut 50 lbs and face Anderson at 185 upon his return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 6, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 Matt Serra is still the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 People just love Serra because he clearly doesn't give a fuck, he's the people's champion. "Fuck maintaining a healthy lifestyle, I just want to eat pizza and pasta all day!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface1982 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Turns out it was Serra who said "Fuck 'em" about Anderson, though he said he wasn't aware of his broken leg when he said it. Poor excuse and poor taste from the usually great Serra. Serra's a fat wee knob. This image captures one of my favourite moments in MMA history;   I'd love to see the wee twat cut 50 lbs and face Anderson at 185 upon his return. I loved that, those knee's were brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted January 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 Don't think it's been mentioned here, but it appears the PPV did ludicrously well. Several indicators (satellite buys, early cable numbers) suggesting double the last St Pierre fight, meaning something like 1.2 million buys, and talk it could be the second biggest figure in UFC history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted January 8, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 Don't think it's been mentioned here, but it appears the PPV did ludicrously well. Several indicators (satellite buys, early cable numbers) suggesting double the last St Pierre fight, meaning something like 1.2 million buys, and talk it could be the second biggest figure in UFC history. Â Really? I have to admit that I'm extremely surprised by that figure. My guess before the event was around the 900k figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Don't think it's been mentioned here, but it appears the PPV did ludicrously well. Several indicators (satellite buys, early cable numbers) suggesting double the last St Pierre fight, meaning something like 1.2 million buys, and talk it could be the second biggest figure in UFC history. They may as well enjoy it while it lasts I guess. I can't see them hitting those numbers again any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 If that figure ends up being right and 168 does around 1.2 million, that's an amazing result.  When you take into account they raised the PPV price, canceled Primetime for this, and the time of year, it's quite exceptional. So to think, as great as it sounds like this did, it could've possibly done even better. Imagine if my initial proposed card of...  Weidman vs Silva 2 Rousey vs Tate 2 Sonnen vs Wanderlei McGregor vs Brandao  ...had come off? Then if they'd gone through with the Primetime as well? I really think that would have got very close to UFC 100's 1.6 mil or whatever it was.  I would've guessed around 900K tops as well to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 ESPN in America seemed to buy into the pre-fight hype, they let Dana take over their twitter account for the day and pushed it heavy on a bunch of their shows including Sportscenter (Sky Sports News type show) Â The UFC also spent a fortune promoting it as seen here http://mmapayout.com/2013/12/ufc-going-all...-168-promotion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 9, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Then if they'd gone through with the Primetime as well? I really think that would have got very close to UFC 100's 1.6 mil or whatever it was. Not many people watch Primetime, though. It's one of the reasons the UFC have shelved it. Best spending the money on some advertising with some proper visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted January 9, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Then if they'd gone through with the Primetime as well? I really think that would have got very close to UFC 100's 1.6 mil or whatever it was. Not many people watch Primetime, though. It's one of the reasons the UFC have shelved it. Best spending the money on some advertising with some proper visibility. Â Very true. From what I gathered from various messages on twitter, the event had endless amounts of primetime billboard slots around major cities across America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted January 9, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 That number is amazing if true. I expected something around 800,000, especially considering how poorly the previous couple of shows had done. Â As for why it ended up doing so well, I think it's the perfect combination of a couple of things. Going with a double main event is a big one. As the show drew near, the fact that there were two huge matches that I couldn't wait for definitely made it feel bigger and more exciting than the usual pay per view. Also, for all the cries of Rousey's behaviour during TUF somehow, "costing," or, "exposing," her; I think everone can now admit that it did nothing but further build their fight and make her an even bigger star than she was last February. Seriously, I know I've mentioned it earlier in this thread, but the way the Tate vs. Rousey dynamic clicked with my girlfriend was ridiculous. Come Sunday morning it was her who was waking me up to download the show so that we could watch it without seeing spoilers on Facebook or Twitter. Doing a show during that dead zone between Christmas and New Year was a masterstroke, too. Also, again, I've no idea how many people watched it, but that restrospective of the first Silva vs. Weidman fight is legtimately one of the best things they've ever done. Should they have any other rematches in the future then they should definitely do it again. It got me far more excited than Prime Time usually does, and I imagine at a fraction of the price. Â But yeah, it's great to hear that this show was so successful. It's good to know that with the right set of circumstances the UFC can still hit it out of the park. Â I'm extremely interested to see how Rousey does on her own now. 500,000, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I think those 13 weeks of TUF served this show very well. It's another example of a simple Grudge match hooking the fans and the casual audience. WWE writers should take note. It's really is that simple to book an effective grudge without trying to be cleaver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted January 9, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Who knows how Rousey would do on her own? I don't think we can use it as how 170 will perform, but any idea what numbers her fight with Carmouche did? Â I think the marketing for the Rousey/Mcmann could be pretty bloody good actually. It won't get the bad blood treatment, but two Olympic medalists, both of whom are undefeated, going at it should be pretty special. I actually think this will be Rousey's toughest challenge yet. Â I'm actually quite surprised by Mcmann's lay off too. I actually saw her fight in person at UFC 159 in New Jersey in April and whilst the fight was boring, she was utterly dominant with her wrestling on another level. Â Judo vs Wrestling, which skill will come out on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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