Comments on: WEC 47 takes big hit on ratings, down 42%

By: FightFan313

FightFan313 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:56:24 +0000

You guys pay 50$ for the fights ha, thats standard def lol. I pay 10$ and that includes beer and High Def. Friends ya’ll.

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By: Rece Rock

Rece Rock — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:51 +0000

I agree that the WEC PPV should be no more than $25 bux and that’s asking alot…

they should have put a couple of good WEC fights on a UFC PPV card first to introduce the audience and maybe even draw some new viewers then try there first PPV a month or 2 down the road…

I think the UFC on VS will do wonders for both the VS channel and for WEC #’s…

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By: TerribleT

TerribleT — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:37:19 +0000

When Direct TV stopped carrying VS bcuz Comcast was too greedy and wanted big ca$h for it , I can’t
f ‘ing believe that ZUFFA didn’t see this coming. Do they think that their UFC ratings on VS are gonna be as good as they are on SPIKE TV? I guarantee a significant ratings drop. Comcast and VS need
to get their sh_t together and patch things up with Direct TV or they’re gonna lose the WEC and the UFC on their channel.

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By: BiG BaD BuLL

BiG BaD BuLL — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:27:11 +0000

I gotta be honest… although I would rather watch a rerun of an old fight than a new episode of Hero’s… I really have no interest in paying for the WEC. Granted, thier first PPV card has all the fights that I am interested in, the question remains: what would happen next? When your PPV debut features all of your marque fighters squared off against one another, you can only go down from there. Frankly, I would rather see the WEC banner done away with. Absorb it into the ufc, and suddenly you’ve created a(n even) deeper lightweight division, as well as adding in two more very exciting weight classes (that could be built upon), presenting the option of a title fight every UFC event.

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By: bucky77015

bucky77015 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:13:31 +0000

Directv claims that Comcast, which owns Versus, wants to charge them too much to air Versus. Directv charges me $90+ a month for two DVR’s and they raised my bill even though I have a 2 year agreement with them. WTF are they complaining about? The same sh*t they do to me?

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By: Angry Mike

Angry Mike — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:01 +0000

As a DirectTV customer, I felt cheated by the whole Versus issue. DirectTV’s version of the story is that Comcast, which owns Versus., was demanding too much for the next contract. I don’t know if that’s true. If it is, and if the drop in ratings is because of the lost DirectTV viewers, then WEC is getting screwed, too. Regardless, a $50.00 ppv seems like a bad idea, and a flop might harm the org. I’d really hate to see that.

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By: Dufresne

Dufresne — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:04 +0000

I don’t mind paying a little for a WEC, I’ve been open to that all along. But every day that goes by makes it harder and harder for me to shell out $50 for anything, much less something I’m used to getting for free. If they’re smart they’ll do as several other people here have suggested and start out at a lower price. The UFC didn’t start their cards at $50, why in the world would they think starting the WEC at that price would be a good idea?

I’m kinda surprised about the ratings drop to be honest. It’s not the first card since DirectTV dropped Versus, so we can’t blame it all on that. It definitely affected the numbers, but it’s not the only reason.

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By: MickeyC

MickeyC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:55:27 +0000

I’m hoping with this bomb and with the UFC coming to Versus, that Direct TV will wise up. And I agree with the PPV $50 is crazy. They should start at half of that if they want a real chance of PPV success.

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By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:30 +0000

I’ve said it before: F**K YOU DIRECTV!!!!!!!!!

If I miss this first UFC on Versus, which looks very likely, I will go to Directv’s corporate headquarters and kick the CEO in the nugget pouch like I’m kicking a field goal in the Super Bowl.

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By: Guthookd

Guthookd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:16:39 +0000

They’d have a hard time getting $20 out of me for a WEC PPV, let alone $50. I think the only way they could possibly be successful in PPV is if they absorbed the UFC’s LW division and got rid of the WWs.

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By: blue

blue — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:28 +0000

When the WEC 48 PPV bombs, will the WEC go the way of BoDog Fights, HDNet Fights, Affliction and Elite XC? Or is a co-promotion with M-1 global the prerequisite for folding up shop?

I hate seeing these promotions fail, but at times I have to wonder are they really planning to be ‘in it’ for the long haul?

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By: crane_style

crane_style — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:47:18 +0000

$50? Epic fail.

If you’re not doing 400K of viewers when it’s free, maybe overcharging for your 1st ppv isn’t the way to get those numbers up.

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By: Connor Cobain

Connor Cobain — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:45 +0000

One big reason is that WEC is on Versus which is not on Direct TV.

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By: 27jride

27jride — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:34 +0000

Thumbs down me all you want but there’s no Fucking way I’m paying to watch WEC and I don’t personally know anyone who doesn’t laugh at the idea of a PPV. I love to watch them on VS but $50 to watch minor league fighting is just absurd!

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By: MickeyC

MickeyC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:24 +0000

I wonder how much of the hit was because Direct TV no longer offers Versus. I would have like to watched it but my provider denied me the ability.

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