EA Sports MMA a success or failure in the making?

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Kasz216 said:

Yeah, MMA is the most popular Non boxing pay per view event ever now.

Already beat wrestling... and i believe it's pay per view numbers crush CURRENT Boxing.  Only failing vs older boxing when it had stars.

Actually for PPV buys/year, in the last two years - 2007 & 2008, UFC (not all MMA, just UFC) has received more PPV buys than boxing has and ever did in a year. However, if you look at the top grossing individual PPVs, the top spots are still dominated by boxing.

Boxing is still pulling in more per PPV (only do a few shows a year) but the UFC is pulling in more overall (usually ~12 shows a year).

Sources:

2007 UFC vs. Boxing: http://bigsteez.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/2007-boxing-and-ufc-ppv-numbers/

2008 UFC PPV #s:  http://mmapayout.com/2008/12/ufc-set-to-post-record-year-on-pay-per-view/

2008 Boxing PPV #s: http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88229

2007 Top 15 PPVs: http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/ufc-vs-boxing-vs-wwe-top-15-ppv-sales-709318/

2008 Top 15 PPVs: http://forums.mmanews.com/general-mma-forum/32572-top-10-ppv-buyrates-2008-boxing-takes-1-ufc-brock-lesnar-dominate.html

 

As for the game....EA has said "MMA is not a sport", not even the Last Emperor will make this game marketable to the MMA fans (who are mostly net savvy, and know full well what EA has thought of their sport).