It’s not your fault if you got sucked into the Conor McGregor vortex. At least it wasn’t on PPV.
Besides, Benoit Saint Denis’ performance against Paddy Pimblett was far more depressing.
This week’s edition of The MMA Draw podcast focuses on the current state of affairs for the UFC Lightweight division after UFC 329’s fight results.
Are you interested in Paddy Pimblett vs. Ilia Topuria? How about Max Holloway vs. Arman Tsarukyan?
There are lots of unresolved questions from UFC 329 week to answer.
We want your feedback to this week’s podcast. Leave us a comment and tell us what you think of this week’s show.
For our paid subscribers, we talk all about TKO’s all-in strategy on Zuffa Boxing as a growth story. Mark Shapiro needs this talking point on Wall Street because the value extraction of WWE fans for Summerslam in Minneapolis is not reportedly going according to plan.
Thanks to the fountain of (mis)information known as ChatGPT, take a look at the last four weeks of Netflix ratings numbers for WWE RAW.
With WWE business softening, TKO’s timeline to take over boxing has plenty of incentive for acceleration.
Dana White asked the public to judge Zuffa Boxing at the end of the year by who they sign and how many cards they produce.
Right on cue, there is significant consolidation in the boxing industry with both Turki Alalshikh/TKO and DAZN.
Some of the big questions we address on this week’s MMA Draw podcast:
Why the Shakur Stevenson signing and Netflix confirmation of Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is a big credibility boost, especially if that fight happens in Las Vegas
What is happening behind the scenes with the various delays in announcing Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn and how a certain boxing Twitter account may have revealed a much bigger story regarding Paramount’s potential involvement
Is DAZN being positioned as TKO’s boxing version of Fight Pass? Will DAZN end up being a permanent boxing subcontractor for all other major streaming media platforms?
Why Zuffa Boxing is able to continue with their consolidation plans regardless as to whether or not the US Senate passes the Ali Revival Act
When it comes to TKO, you can’t simply talk about one piece of their combat sports portfolio. They are constantly tying WWE, UFC, and Zuffa Boxing business headlines into one consolidated, corporate package. Synergy.
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