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.
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.
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.
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.
A masters organization would be perfect. You can market the nostalgia aspect. While creating some bad ass fights.
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