"They're the biggest player out there, the most premium channel or outlet that we could be on. And that's what I think that this fight really deserves. And I think that the UFC made a huge mistake going with Paramount and just taking the biggest check, because they left the biggest streamer in the world with a need that they want filled, and someone else is going to fill it."
"The UFC just feels like they're too big to fail, and it doesn't matter. Then they have this fight of me and Gina, the two biggest names in the sport when it comes to international name recognition- I think a lot of people in MMA don't realize how few people outside of MMA know who anyone in it is."
Ronda Rousey's kick-off press conference for her Netflix fight against Gina Carano generated significant media attention. Rousey framed the matchup as the beginning of a larger challenge to UFC's market dominance. She criticized the UFC's $7.7 billion broadcast deal with Paramount Skydance, claiming the organization prioritized immediate financial gain over strategic positioning with the world's largest streaming platform. Rousey emphasized that Netflix represents the premium outlet this fight deserves and that the UFC's decision left Netflix seeking content that competitors could fill. She highlighted the international star power of both fighters and noted that few people outside MMA recognize most fighters in the sport.
Read at Cageside Press
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]