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Motion said:Seriously, that was a joke.
Here is how UFC is hurt. UFC PPV's draw anywhere between 50,000 to 70,000 PPV buys. Their largest PPV buy ever was Ortiz-Shamrock 1 that just broke 100,000 buys. This PPV tonight was supposed to put UFC on the map and break 200,000 PPV buys (and it probably will). If you are Dana White right now, you hit the bar, drink till ya puke, wake up and pray this PPV didn't do 200,000 buys. Because if it did, sure you made a quick buck. But you just aliented every NEW customer who bought this PPV last night. And those NEW customers will never come back after that lackluster and crappy PPV.
UFC's cable deal is solid but not great by any means. This company LIVES AND DIES on PPV. They had passed boxing, and were making waves into McMahon's business on PPV. After tonight, UFC just cumbled to the ground.
It's also a sad state of affairs when you gotta bring in a guy from PRIDE to pop your next PPV. Pretty much telling the world you have nobody in house fans will pay to see!