This was DOA from the beginning starting with the retarded and already attempted team format (for fuck sake stop trying to reinvent the wheel and just put on interesting fights!!!). I knew they would not be able to afford all of these high profile fighters for more than a couple shows… What a joke.
I feel bad for the fighters involved who got their hopes up for a big payday and career revival.
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The team thing, while I agree with you, is really a way to get large investment and ‘city’ buy in.
If someone can nail the team idea, and you have an ownership group of the ‘Vancouver Warriors’ the accountability of a fighters success is placed across more people and you also have the opportunity of getting a city behind you - similar to traditional sports.
Wildly difficult and ambitious - but the dude went for it - and he hasn’t quit on it yet, as far as I know. This was never intended as a get rich quick scheme. This is a cat that loves the sport - been around it forever and was trying to create something where folks can go post UFC and still do what they love.
I was under the impression a few high net worth folks had agreed to ‘buy/own’ team franchises.
Much more than that and I’m offside on my nda.
I’m curious if this was attempted a few years back or a few years from now if, financially at least, we would have seen a bit more success with regards to investor buy in.
You still would have the hurdle of getting folks to pay for it though….
I don’t know much about the bkfc model. I would be curious to know the story of how that came to life and the financial requirements and capital they had.
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It’s going to be hard to pull off the team for a combat sport. On paper, it sounds great. I just don’t think it translates. Fighting has been ingrained as a singular sport.
It’s a cool concept, but not practical.
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Completely aligned here Sir. Combat sports have always been a solo activity - never a team game. It is a huge part of the risk/reward/appeal equation.
I think someone would have a significantly easier time just creating a ‘Masters Division/League’ and actually calling it that as well.
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A masters organization would be perfect. You can market the nostalgia aspect. While creating some bad ass fights.
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