Media Francis Ngannou now has his own Harvard Business School case study

[Lawrence]

After KTFO-ing ProfessoReem one can only expect Francis receives the Ivy League embrace we are seeing.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

it'd be cooler if Harvard didn't turn out to be an absolute joke. it's like winning an Emmy now that everyone knows you can just phone in winners. the prestige of it is gone.

 

[oscerthegrouch]

Love it. Francis Ngannou is becoming bigger than than UFC.
Soon to be a household name, and a national campus name also.

you mean a Disgraced National campus good job..

 

[markg171]

Imagine shilling for Harvard at the moment.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Big Frank taking over Harvard in Dana's backyard while the Saudis publicly embarrass Uncle Goof and his shit-tier cards.

 

[nostradumbass]

Why? He still lost. Francis made boat loads of money, way more than the UFC was offering. He won. It's already over. Dana got embarrassed because he said it wouldn't be done.

What exactly did the UFC lose? They saved themselves millions of dollars, boxing is discredited when multiple UFC guys with 0-0 boxing records have now just shown up and given the best boxers tougher fights than guys who've been boxing their whole lives, and PFL got nothing.

Do you think it would have been better for the UFC if MMA guys showed up and got starched in boxing, or is it better that someone else is losing tens of millions to show that MMA is superior, and their guys can just show up and be fine against the best boxing has to offer?

 

[ColombianFist]

Funny how harvard is making this as business case, there's no secret juice behind this: Dana wanted Ngannou bound by a shitty contract, Ngannou was willing to sign it with some benefits for others, Dana said no, Ngannou didn't signed, Dana and the UFC PR erased his small legacy and told him to go fuck himself. Ngannou didn't cared, lobbied to boxing promoters who had the Saudi money and the rest is history.

It's pretty much how to NOT underestimate your assets and the value of it, because that could be someone's golden goose.

 

[duke_droese]

What exactly did the UFC lose? They saved themselves millions of dollars, boxing is discredited when multiple UFC guys with 0-0 boxing records have now just shown up and given the best boxers tougher fights than guys who've been boxing their whole lives, and PFL got nothing.

Do you think it would have been better for the UFC if MMA guys showed up and got starched in boxing, or is it better that someone else is losing tens of millions to show that MMA is superior, and their guys can just show up and be fine against the best boxing has to offer?

They could have made a cut of the boxing money (with 0 expense) and promoted their brand alongside francis.

 

[nostradumbass]

They could have made a cut of the boxing money (with 0 expense) and promoted their brand alongside francis.

There was no "cut of the boxing money", the event took a huge loss.

Don't know where the "0 expense" is coming from. When Conor boxed Floyd, the UFC did put up quite a lot for their share of the promotion, and they made it back because the event did like $450 million in revenue. Fury/Ngannou didn't come anywhere near making back expenses, and the UFC didn't have to put up any of it and still got the promotion of yet another MMA guy taking on a top boxer and the boxer looking terrible.

 

[USA!USA!]

What exactly did the UFC lose? They saved themselves millions of dollars, boxing is discredited when multiple UFC guys with 0-0 boxing records have now just shown up and given the best boxers tougher fights than guys who've been boxing their whole lives, and PFL got nothing.

Do you think it would have been better for the UFC if MMA guys showed up and got starched in boxing, or is it better that someone else is losing tens of millions to show that MMA is superior, and their guys can just show up and be fine against the best boxing has to offer?

They lost their bid. They tried to retain him and couldn't. He got a better deal (which is clear as day right now). Dana tried to badmouth him on the way out too. That is what it means - not that difficult to understand.

 

[duke_droese]

There was no "cut of the boxing money", the event took a huge loss.

Don't know where the "0 expense" is coming from. When Conor boxed Floyd, the UFC did put up quite a lot for their share of the promotion, and they made it back because the event did like $450 million in revenue. Fury/Ngannou didn't come anywhere near making back expenses, and the UFC didn't have to put up any of it and still got the promotion of yet another MMA guy taking on a top boxer and the boxer looking terrible.

This was Saudi boyo. It can't be compared to the USA events where it was a proper business.

UFC would have got a nice cheque from his eminence, just like matchroom, frank warren and all the other boxing promoters got and are getting.

 

[nostradumbass]

They lost their bid. They tried to retain him and couldn't. He got a better deal (which is clear as day right now). Dana tried to badmouth him on the way out too. That is what it means - not that difficult to understand.

Right, somebody was willing to lose a bunch of money and they weren't, so have at it. You're not missing out if someone is asking you to lose money and you say no.

 

[USA!USA!]

Right, somebody was willing to lose a bunch of money and they weren't, so have at it. You're not missing out if someone is asking you to lose money and you say no.

Why are you having so much trouble admitting and accepting that Francis won this negotiation by a landslide?

 

[joeson]

Right, somebody was willing to lose a bunch of money and they weren't, so have at it. You're not missing out if someone is asking you to lose money and you say no.

Way to miss the point. How much money did Queensberry and Top Rank lose in that event? So much that Eddie Hearn and Matchroom were falling all over themselves trying to get in on it.

Dana's pining to get in on the market too. Except he put together a card so weak that the Saudis sent him back to the drawing board. Too bad they don't have Ngannou. Then the Saudis would calling them instead of the other way around.

 

[nostradumbass]

Way to miss the point. How much money did Queensberry and Top Rank lose in that event? So much that Eddie Hearn and Matchroom were falling all over themselves trying to get in on it.

Dana's pining to get in on the market too. Except he put together a card so weak that the Saudis sent him back to the drawing board. Too bad they don't have Ngannou. Then the Saudis would calling them instead of the other way around.

Well let's see, million $70 million in fighter purses, several milion more for a 2 hour rap concert and paying D list celebrities to watch, so negative for gate and about $900,000 in ppvs that's split with the ppv provider with around $100 million in purses and promotion. Yeah, shoot, they really missed out on that cash wagon.

 

[ForeverYoung]

Imagine busting your ass all through grade school and taking on a boat load of debt inorder to go to this prestigious school. Then this is the crap they have you learning . What a time to be alive!

 

[blaseblase]

A bunch of Harvard dudes slapping each other on the back thinking they are "urban" now..

Urban? Try third world.

 

[joeson]

Well let's see, million $70 million in fighter purses, several milion more for a 2 hour rap concert and paying D list celebrities to watch, so negative for gate and about $900,000 in ppvs that's split with the ppv provider with around $100 million in purses and promotion. Yeah, shoot, they really missed out on that cash wagon.

And how much of that did Queensberry and Top Rank pay? Or did they collect a massive site fee for putting on the fights?

Do you not understand that Queensberry and Top Rank didn't put on the event? They supplied the boxers. It was pure profit for them. Just as it would have been for the UFC.

 

[nostradumbass]

And how much of that did Queensberry and Top Rank pay? Or did they collect a massive site fee for putting on the fights?

Do you not understand that Queensberry and Top Rank didn't put on the event? They supplied the boxers. It was pure profit for them. Just as it would have been for the UFC.

The promoter didn't promote? I guess that explains the preposterously low ppvs. Shit, how much did PFL make?

 

[HunterAcosta]

Did Chat GPT write the curriculum?