TimRiggins wrote: » The fact that they'd sell 80,000 tickets would compensate for the PPV bookings loss aswell.
MrStuffins wrote: » No it wouldn't.
TimRiggins wrote: » They'll make prob over 5 million on ticket sales alone. Plus PPV will be bought in America regardless of what time its at.
nadey wrote: » Conors no brock lesnar or gsp. Hes big with the hardcores but the casuals wont fork out 70 $ for conor
Gumbi wrote: » Didn't 10000 people pay between 50 and 250 quid a ticket for the 02?
Saipanne wrote: » It rains about 150 days per year, on the east coast. Stop being so dramatic.
Ash.J.Williams wrote: » have you ever been out?
srumball wrote: » Dana White already said he is as big as them....http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/9/29/6861209/morning-report-ufc-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-brock-lesnar-st-pierre-cowboy-cerrone-mma-news
Cereal Rapist wrote: » So you've got a less than 50/50 chance of it raining. Again, great.
MrStuffins wrote: » I don't agree with that. Nobody wants to watch a non-live sports event if they can help it, and they certainly ain't going to pay $55 to watch it either. If it's live, it'll be in the afternoon, far from ideal. It'll knock PPV buys for sure. 80000 tickets is a lot, but you're not gonna sell 80000 at premium prices. Tickets will have to be sold at affordable rates. MGM Grand holds 17000 or so. I had bought pretty average seats for Jones v Gustafsson and they were $300 just about. Good seats were $1000. No way you're charging $1000 for a seat in Croke Park. They'll be Fight Night prices. This coupled with the fact that McGregor will be a relatively big PPV draw (Even if Aldo isn't) will mean they'll want PPV sales.
TimRiggins wrote: » Okay, but even 82,000 x 70 quid (can't see many tickets being much cheaper then that, and some will be considerably more) is nearly 6 million in ticket sales alone. That, with a good card which I'm sure it will be after the reaction Fight Night 46 got last this year will still make it a big PPV draw. PPV buyings will take a hit yes but it won't be a huge one and the ticket sales will have already compensated for it.
ASOT wrote: » 40k @ 50e 20k @ 75e 10k @ 100e 5k @ 200e 5k - Comps, Freebies, Press etc etc Thatd be around $6.8m That was my take on it using a rough guide of prices from the 02 event, But yours seems more plausibly starting at 70 quid instead of 50 like the Fight Night event. At the end of the day its well capable of working and id agree that any PPV sales the lose will be made up by the ticket sales. The power of the bangwagon for stuff in this country is insane.
Saipanne wrote: » Is that a bad thing?
ASOT wrote: » Is what a bad thing the bandwagon?? No its not. Thats one of the reasons I think this would sell out Croke Park not a bother. I dont mean a Bandwagon for MMA either i just mean a Bandwagon in general that happens to most events in Ireland.
Saipanne wrote: » Not much goes on here, I guess!
MrStuffins wrote: » Maybe. it's a tricky one because Aldo has proven to be PPV poison over the years. It'll all depend of how big a draw McGregor really is. I for one hope that if they DO have a Croker show they back the Main Event up with some really good fights and not just have Pendred in the Co-Main for the sake of it. Another on the level of McCall v Pickett would be very nice!
Saipanne wrote: » Any aldo fight would attract high ppv, right? Add to that the hype machine that is Conor and I reckon their subs won't take too bad a hit.
sheehy83 wrote: » Please God don't let it be on the same night as Foo Fighters 30th May!
Axwell wrote: » 1 in 4 chance lad if its on in Mayhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2rQt6TCUAAHYHQ.png:large
nadey wrote: » So who would win between frankie and conor?
sheehy83 wrote: » The fans.
MagicIRL wrote: » If there's to be a title fight in Europe, I expect the card to be stacked with top EU talent, not just an Irish contingent. A big PPV like that could draw people in from all over.
