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UFC 204 - Fight Card So Far

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#1 · (Edited)


Looking good!

But the Main card starts at 3am :eek: I get its a pay per view but its a big ask for fans to go to the arena in the early hours of the morning! And what about the fighters, having to fight at such a stupid time?

I wonder if it sells ok?
 
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Well, they will because of the jet lag. The only way around it is to stick to US times, which will mean sleeping during the day and training/media commitments at night.
 
#3 ·
The card is ok. Vitor really does nothing for me these days. Just a give up waiting to happen.

I am going to buy it solely for the fact that this is Hendo's last fight. It is cool he is fighting Bisping for the title but I would buy the card even if Hendo said it was his last one and he was the 3rd fight of he PPV vs a fringe top 10 fighter. It was basically why I bought UFC 199. But here he says this is his last so I'll make sure I get it. I am just that big of a Hendo fan. Probably top 5 favorite of all time.

Can't get a pulse for the general public. General public started watching Hendo 3 years ago. I feel Bisping is a semi draw. A free TV draw. Not sure about PPV. I will say 350k. Which would be pretty good.

The fights basically have to start at that hour. Many guys have fought at those times before in their career. People who attend? Not sure. Not familiar with the people over there but I'd assume they fill it up and have a good time. Not many big cards come out that way on PPV. They have one of their own with a title for once in their life. Would have to assume they will be out rain, sleet, 1pm, 3am.
 
#7 ·
3am local start time ? Haha, the regular 7pm PST PPV for a card in England. That's hilarious to me. As a night owl, I love this. I'd definitely go to an event like that. Living in Vancouver, it's funny to think of a card starting at this time here, as those that would want to only make it to the main card/main event even wouldn't have transit to get to the stadium. Our "skytrain" system shuts down around 130 or earlier and kicks back on around 545-6am. I'd have to pay for a $50 cab ride to get to Rogers Arena hypothetically, haha.

There are night busses that keep bus service almost 24/7, but their frequency and routes aren't spectacular.

Gotta get them PPVs in .I think it does relatively poorly. I'll say it tops out around 300k for sure. I love the story of Bisping winning the title, but him for Hendo for the belt probably won't get too many casuals doing anything but streaming this card.

How many on this site will buy this card? Don't answer unless you normally buy cards at all. Personally , I probably buy 6-8 a year these days and stream the rest. Some cards need to be viewed in crisp HD with the buds, and I don't enjoy watching them at the pub anymore. Too loud and distracting. I get locked in when I watch at home.
 
#8 ·
I never really thought about that. You're telling me the fighters hit the Octagon at 3am...lolz. Are bars even open that late...

What if Hendo takes out Bisping again. If Bisping somehow KOs Hendo I'll be flabbergasted.
 
#10 ·
Saturday night bars and clubs will be open til about 4 or 5am in Manchester, I can see it getting messy.


One can only imagine the level of pissed-up the punters will be by the time the event starts. Its either going to be a great atmosphere - or really fooking messy.
I'm keeping alert when I'm in there, hoping there's no trouble but the silly start time isn't helping.
 
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