WEC 49 Ratings Peak At 324K But Only Average 244K Overall
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 22, 2010 4:14 PM EDT
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With no titles on the line and most of the organization's biggest stars on the sidelines, ratings dipped for Sunday's Versus-televised WEC 49 event but peaked with 324,000 viewers for the night's Jamie Varner vs. Kamal Shalorus lightweight headliner.
The June 20 WEC 49 event, which took place at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, averaged approximately 244,000 viewers.
It's pretty sad that such a great event goes un-noticed by casual MMA fans. The WEC consistently puts on some of the best shows you will see, yet nobody is watching and it seems as though Zuffa really could care less right now. Maybe something is in the works down the pipe to get the WEC on a bigger stage? Or could they just fold it into the UFC as I suggested many moons ago?
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~250k viewership is pretty bad, to be quite honest. UFC on Vs. 1 did similar ratings to the TUF finale on Saturday night (around 1.2 million), and even though I won’t go as far to say that Jamie Varner isn’t a draw, the numbers pretty clearly show that there’s a limited audience for the WEC product. It’s weird, considering the teensy differences between WEC and UFC, but the fact that Varner vs Shalorus got out-drawn by around a million people by Hammill and Jardine.. well, I don’t know what to say.
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teensy differences between WEC and UFC
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That and abnormally small fighters just aren’t appealing to casual fans. People aren’t going to identify with fighters who have the physical stature of 12 year olds, it almost smacks of a freak show.
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ehh
dunno man…BJ Penn and Faber do pretty well…I think if you put these smaller guys on the same card…and put UFC 49 in the title…betcha it does well north of 500K viewers…
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Villin's got a point
Despite the lighter weights having more speed, and generally better fighters, the idea of a “Heavyweight main event” seems to have a lot more weight to it (no pun intended) than a “Featherweight main event”.
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oh..I agree
I still stand by my statement as well though….UFC On Versus 1 was a prime example of what I was talking about.
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I like the “freakshow” then. MMA is especially suited to the lighter weights for two reasons the pace of the fighters and I think you see a lot more exciting decisions in the lower weight classes than the higher ones. It’s not a universal rule but I’d say it’s pretty safe to say in general the faster the pace the more exciting the fight.
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by doonerthesooner on Jun 22, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe more exciting
But because of the smaller weight of the lighter-weight dudes, it’s sometimes difficult to generate the power to just kill dudes. Like, I have trouble thinking of someone below 170 that really packs a ton of power, and even at 170 the list of names of killers is pretty short compared to 205 or heavyweight.
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if we had more fights like leonard garcia vs the korean zombie the wec would be fine
i know the wec has plans for the korean zombie b/c they showed him at a recent ufc event. i like both organizations and i like the speed of the lighter guys. how many boring heavyweight fights were their on the tuf 10 show? i thought kimbo vs mittrione sucked.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy if he gets the MWC to 12 teams. Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c he is a far superior wrestler and a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. Last man to win a round vs Gsp. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 22, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That is TUF.
I hope you weren’t expecting too much?! The actual UFC HW division is pretty stacked and has some very entertaining fights fought, and to be fought!
but yeah that fight was lethal…..
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by RearNakedPoke on Jun 23, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
now it's stacked and i can't wait till lesnar/ carwin and then cain velasquez will
hopefully got his shot after that fight. i’m even looking forward to junior dos santos vs roy nelson.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy if he gets the MWC to 12 teams. The University of Utah starts in the Pac-Ten in 2011. Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c he is a far superior wrestler and a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. Last man to win a round vs Gsp. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 23, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
my man
yeah im all for Cain getting a shot and soon, i can’t get enough of him and Lesnar! I find them enthralling both as individuals and as athletes…that other fight is wicked too, i’m going to have to take JDS to take Roy out tho with his hands!!
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by RearNakedPoke on Jun 23, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm going to put alot of money on jds if he is not too big of a favorite.
hopefully no more than -200 but i think it will be higher.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy if he gets the MWC to 12 teams. The University of Utah starts in the Pac-Ten in 2011. Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c he is a far superior wrestler and a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. Last man to win a round vs Gsp. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 23, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
nice bet.
I see him maintaining the first round stoppages, Nelson gonna have a sore head within 5 minutes me thinks… should be sweet :)
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by RearNakedPoke on Jun 23, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
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