Comments on: 5 Oz. Feature: EliteXC and CBS need to get their Oct. 4 party started now http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:17:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47910 Steve Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:16:30 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47910 im curious as to what will happen with other ProElite promotions such as IconSport, KOTC, & Cage Rage. im curious as to what will happen with other ProElite promotions such as IconSport, KOTC, & Cage Rage.

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]]> By: William W. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47901 William W. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:47:32 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47901 They need to get the likes of Gina, Kimbo, or Shamrock on CBS shows like David Letterman. Not as main guests, but as the second guest. Also, get Kimbo to head on over to BET to announce the show there. I sometimes wonder if they even have a PR department. They need to get the likes of Gina, Kimbo, or Shamrock on CBS shows like David Letterman. Not as main guests, but as the second guest. Also, get Kimbo to head on over to BET to announce the show there. I sometimes wonder if they even have a PR department.

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]]> By: ultmma http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47893 ultmma Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:19:23 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47893 Great op-ed sam Elite Xc is a sinking ship and the people at Pro Elite are now just dragging out the buckets to save their company. Guess its not that easy to run a MMA promotion. How the hell did they dig themselves a 50 million dollar hole? At this rate their going to need double digit ratings to even have a shot at sving themselves Great op-ed sam

Elite Xc is a sinking ship and the people at Pro Elite are now just dragging out the buckets to save their company.

Guess its not that easy to run a MMA promotion. How the hell did they dig themselves a 50 million dollar hole?

At this rate their going to need double digit ratings to even have a shot at sving themselves

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]]> By: jdavis http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47832 jdavis Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:16:22 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47832 The IFL tried to jump up and be a contender and bled out a insane amount of money, ProElite tried to come out of the gate and instantly become a major player and is loosing even more money than the IFL did, Affliction tried to jump from clothing to instantly being UFC competition at their very first show and they are loosing money at a faster rate than even the IFL and EliteXC did, add in the WFA, M-1 Global and whatever the AFL is trying to push and you end up with a lot of question marks. The problem might not be that the UFC is bashing it's competition into dust it might just be that most of the competition is botching their own efforts. Then you have Strikeforce soldering along making money and growing in it's market and they even managed to get a show on NBC.Slow and steady wins the race isn't just the moral to a children's story. Instead of trying to immediately jump to the top of the mountain perhaps promotions should start with just trying to make money off events. The IFL tried to jump up and be a contender and bled out a insane amount of money, ProElite tried to come out of the gate and instantly become a major player and is loosing even more money than the IFL did, Affliction tried to jump from clothing to instantly being UFC competition at their very first show and they are loosing money at a faster rate than even the IFL and EliteXC did, add in the WFA, M-1 Global and whatever the AFL is trying to push and you end up with a lot of question marks. The problem might not be that the UFC is bashing it’s competition into dust it might just be that most of the competition is botching their own efforts.

Then you have Strikeforce soldering along making money and growing in it’s market and they even managed to get a show on NBC.Slow and steady wins the race isn’t just the moral to a children’s story. Instead of trying to immediately jump to the top of the mountain perhaps promotions should start with just trying to make money off events.

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]]> By: Jeremy http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47827 Jeremy Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:49:49 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47827 This is from BloddyElbow.com, it's a part of an article on this same very topic: "Bringing Kimbo Slice back to his home state of Florida was a good move. The arena should easily sell out then, right? I mean the crowd for Slice vs. Tank Abbott in February was up on their feet for just about the entire night. Not necessarily. All signs currently indicate that a large number of tickets are still available for the event. Plus, EliteXC officials expecting a late push should also take note that the University of Miami plays Florida State at Dolphins Stadium that same night." This is from BloddyElbow.com, it’s a part of an article on this same very topic:

“Bringing Kimbo Slice back to his home state of Florida was a good move. The arena should easily sell out then, right? I mean the crowd for Slice vs. Tank Abbott in February was up on their feet for just about the entire night.

Not necessarily. All signs currently indicate that a large number of tickets are still available for the event. Plus, EliteXC officials expecting a late push should also take note that the University of Miami plays Florida State at Dolphins Stadium that same night.”

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]]> By: RA http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47825 RA Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:29:51 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47825 The um-fsu game is usually during the day so it shouldnt hurt ratings that bad... The um-fsu game is usually during the day so it shouldnt hurt ratings that bad…

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]]> By: KOB http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47824 KOB Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:28:12 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47824 I wouldn't be surprised if CBS decides to bail and not even show the card. I wouldn’t be surprised if CBS decides to bail and not even show the card.

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]]> By: Nick Travaglini http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47821 Nick Travaglini Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:11:19 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47821 I threw my two cents in on another article here yesterday, but I will say it again here. It is my belief that the UFC has finally cornered the market enough that they will emerge in the next 18-24 months as the premier, or "Major" league in MMA. They will be the only global MMA org. All other MMA promotion moving forward will be regional feeder systems of varying sizes where fighters will improve as well as experienced fighters who wash out of the major leagues will go to retool. I think we have seen the last of "rival" promotions. The market cannot bear two majors at this time, and the UFC is the only one who has shown the capability to make the financials work, as well as the deepest roster in the history of the sport. Again, just a hunch. I threw my two cents in on another article here yesterday, but I will say it again here. It is my belief that the UFC has finally cornered the market enough that they will emerge in the next 18-24 months as the premier, or “Major” league in MMA. They will be the only global MMA org. All other MMA promotion moving forward will be regional feeder systems of varying sizes where fighters will improve as well as experienced fighters who wash out of the major leagues will go to retool. I think we have seen the last of “rival” promotions. The market cannot bear two majors at this time, and the UFC is the only one who has shown the capability to make the financials work, as well as the deepest roster in the history of the sport.

Again, just a hunch.

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]]> By: Gygax http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47819 Gygax Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:07:07 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47819 Good read Sam. Add in the fact that besides the local competition from the Miami-FSU game, ABC is scheduled to broadcast a college football game featuring either Ohio State or USC. It will also be the first round of the MLB playoffs. All events that could draw eyes away from the CBS telecast. Good read Sam.

Add in the fact that besides the local competition from the Miami-FSU game, ABC is scheduled to broadcast a college football game featuring either Ohio State or USC. It will also be the first round of the MLB playoffs. All events that could draw eyes away from the CBS telecast.

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]]> By: Kuch http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/04/5-oz-feature-elitexc-and-cbs-need-to-get-their-oct-4-party-started-now/comment-page-1/#comment-47818 Kuch Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:06:16 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6072#comment-47818 Sam – I don’t like to be a conspiracy theorist, but is it possible CBS has already decided Oct 4 will be the last EXC event they will broadcast and therefore have no intention of trying to promote it? Wouldn’t it be easier to justify cutting ties with EXC if their ratings aren’t what they expected? Maybe the reason the marketing is so bad is because the people who spend the money already know they are dead in the water. Sam – I don’t like to be a conspiracy theorist, but is it possible CBS has already decided Oct 4 will be the last EXC event they will broadcast and therefore have no intention of trying to promote it? Wouldn’t it be easier to justify cutting ties with EXC if their ratings aren’t what they expected? Maybe the reason the marketing is so bad is because the people who spend the money already know they are dead in the water.

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