But you are the one making the case that the UFC totally eclipses the WWE and Pro wrestling, why isnt it sellout after sellout after sellout? Why do they have to give away 1000 tickets to their shows AND CANT EVEN SELL IT OUT THEN!?
Wrong. Let's recap for you.
-WWE COO makes case comparing it with UFC, and sayign UFC has no stars.
-I laugh at WWE for comparing the two, when they are totally different. One is entertainment, and the other is a sports organization. No comparision, and no need for one.
-I also point out that, like any league, the UFC does have stars. They're not the same type of stars as WWE, not many are, but they have stars in their own right
-You start going on an anti-UFC crusade, about how it's not mainstream, and generic, and has no stars
-I state it's more mainstream than WWE, which it is. Mainstream, as in, more people talk about it, it's viewed in better light, and at least wherever I've been, is more well known
So it's not so much me trying to prove UFC is more mainstream than WWE, as it is you trying to prove it's not. I just wanted to laugh at the fact WWWe would even compare two compeltely different things, and then you started your anti-MMA thing, to which I responded, that it is more mainstream.
As for why it doesn't sell out, who knows? Mayeb cause it was a lackluster card? I don't even know if it's true that they didn't sell out. I'm pretty sure that's standard attendance for MMA, because the capacity number is for boxing and other sports. It holds less for MMA. But even if it didn't sell out that one, there's plenty where it has, and only a few where it hasn't. WWE, on the other hand, had 50% of their shows not sold out. At least half of the reports I read talk about how half the arena is tarped/taped off.
So if you take into account that attendance for both UFC and WWE is about the same on average (they both average aroudn 15,000 per event), and you add on that UFC frequently gets 800,000+ buys on PPV, and alot of times over 1 million, whereas WWE considered 300,000 to be a 'milestone' in PPV buys, you come out with the fact that UFC has more interest in terms of buying and attendign PPVs. That, my friend, is a fact.
Then, if you wanna talk about attention payed to each company, and the general perception, again, UFC wins. No one talks about WWE outside of wrestling fans. We've had numerous people on here admit to being embarrased to watching wrestling, and talk about how their friends find it weird they watch it. On the flip side, no one is embarrased to watch UFC. And in the media, the UFC is portrayed as a sport, albeit not as much as hockey, football, or baseball, but still a sport. On the flip side, WWE is viewed as strange, and has a bad reputation.
So all in all, I'd say UFC is more accepted, and mainstream, than WWE. There are facts to back that up in terms of attendance (with the exception of WM, which, by the way, UFC could also do, if they're able to come to Toronto) and PPV Buys. UFC dominates WWE in PPV buys and attendance. In terms of perception, there's no facts me ort you can offer to 'prove' which is more accepted, but you'd be joking yourself if you try to say that WWE is more talked about and thought of better than the UFC.
