After listening to the MMA Hour yesterday where Chael and Ariel got very heated about the fight business and then consuming this essay again I believe Ariel is right. With Prince MBS the old contract and pay structures for boxers is out the window. If he can raise his GDP Prince MBS will pay Francis and whomever whatever they want.
It's on the MMA Fighting youtube page. It's a rough 50 min listen as it gets rather heated. At one point Chael stated the PPV bombed. I think he meant the amount of PPV buys didn't equate to covering the entire cost of the event and the rest. I'm sure it got a respectable amount of buys. He hasn't read your work here or else he would've known about the bigger picture. That boxing event to me is an investment to their future and will reap them bigger dividends in much bigger ways.
You're spot on. The last thing MBS or Turki Al-Sheikh care about right now is how much money the event made. The expense was a drop in the bucket of their overall investments. Chael will eventually catch on
After listening to the MMA Hour yesterday where Chael and Ariel got very heated about the fight business and then consuming this essay again I believe Ariel is right. With Prince MBS the old contract and pay structures for boxers is out the window. If he can raise his GDP Prince MBS will pay Francis and whomever whatever they want.
Will have to go watch that interview. But I think it is clear that Saudi is changing combat sports entirely
It's on the MMA Fighting youtube page. It's a rough 50 min listen as it gets rather heated. At one point Chael stated the PPV bombed. I think he meant the amount of PPV buys didn't equate to covering the entire cost of the event and the rest. I'm sure it got a respectable amount of buys. He hasn't read your work here or else he would've known about the bigger picture. That boxing event to me is an investment to their future and will reap them bigger dividends in much bigger ways.
You're spot on. The last thing MBS or Turki Al-Sheikh care about right now is how much money the event made. The expense was a drop in the bucket of their overall investments. Chael will eventually catch on
What an excellent read
This is one of your best essays yet my man