UFC 129: Mark Hominick to Be Sponsored by Canadian Football Team for UFC 129 “UFC” News
UFC 129: Mark Hominick to Be Sponsored by Canadian Football Team for UFC 129
It looks like the fans of Toronto will not be the only people supporting UFC featherweight contender, Mark Hominick. According to MMAJunkie.com, CFL football team Hamilton Tiger-Cats will announce a sponsorship/partnership with Hominick, who will contend for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 129 next weekend. It is also learned that Hominick, a native of London, Ontario, will wear the Tiger …
UFC 129: Mark Hominick to Be Sponsored by Canadian Football Team for UFC 129
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Question by BOB: Do these “real” MMA fans know that watching UFC 112 (or any PPV) online without paying is called stealing?
It’s ironic, MMA fans like to come on here and say how respectful they are, but then want to steal. Here is a typical question: “Hey guys, I am a real MMA fan who respects the fighters, the sport, and UFC,” but does anyone know where and how I can steal from UFC by not paying for their PAY PER VIEW?”
I don’t get it. And don’t give me that “I can’t afford it” BS. That’s called life!
Best answer:
Answer by JamesM27
I don’t think they really care, as long as they get what they want. Do music fans who have a favorite artist care if they download illegally? I don’t think so, as long as they get the songs they want.
And by the way, Matt Hughes all the way!
What do you think? Answer below!
Yes. I know it’s stealing. I fully realize what I’m doing when I do it, if I do it (which I most normally do not, in the case of UFC pay per views, but still).
Every business is forced to make sacrifices at times, for the greater good of the business. This is true with UFC as well. I’m pretty sure, even though they’d certainly not admit it, they’d rather see someone steal their product and stay a good customer in the future, than to lose them entirely. Maybe I, or another fan, steals UFC 112 because we don’t have the spare scratch to purchase it. But because we steal and therefore get to see UFC 112, we remain interested, excited, and involved. So then I, or whoever, purchases the next five pay per views, continues to buy UFC brand gear and clothing (if we do), and watch UFC on SpikeTV. So the company loses $ 45 on the PPV that gets stolen, they get $ 225 on the next five PPVs I pay for, plus any clothing or gear I buy in that span, plus whatever revenue they get from high ratings during UFC on SpikeTV, plus any exposure I give them.
If you’re going to use the “stealing music” analogy, it’s the same argument. Pretty sure that an artist would rather lose $ 20 on a CD I don’t buy, and gain $ 100 on a concert ticket and $ 35 per t-shirt of theirs I buy, and any future CDs I decide to buy because by pirating a few of their songs, I’ve decided I really like this band.
I’m not saying that the UFC (or musical artists) support or condone the stealing of their ‘property’, but they’d certainly rather take a little bit of a hit here or there rather than larger hits in the long run.
So yes, I very much still do respect the fighters, the sport, and the UFC. I still care about the well being of all three. I still support all three as best as I can, whenever I can. Sometimes though, I just can’t cover the cost of the PPV. I don’t know how that’s “BS”. Because, yes, that is called life. Sometimes you can’t afford things. When it comes to “intellectual property”, so to speak, however, there’s a lot less guilt involved in stealing it because the distributor isn’t taking a direct hit. If I steal UFC 100-whatever, the UFC didn’t lose any money, because it didn’t cost them anything for me to see it. They’ve got a full house at the arena, there’s probably millions of PPV buys, the cost to put on the event has been covered. So for me to “steal” the PPV of a UFC event, they don’t lose money, they’re just not profiting. Whereas if a store is selling energy drinks, and I lift one, they’ve lost money because it cost them money to buy and ship those energy drinks. To steal actual property means that the owner of that actual property hasn’t made their original investment back, in addition to losing any possible profit from that item. Stealing of intellectual property is a loss of just profit.
That last bit still really isn’t my point though, just a side note. My point is, I think, well stated enough in my first few paragraphs. I agree that if someone just always steals PPVs, that is really lame and I wouldn’t consider them real either. But sometimes, you do what you do to get by, and in the long run, it’s still what’s best for the company you’re trying to support.
Doesn’t really matter what I say though, does it? Sounds to me like you just wanted some people to hop on here and agree with you, right?
Most of them are the same ones that wear tapout, walk around talking tough and want to get free training so they buy some videos and form garage training groups as well. This is the demographic for MMA…low income, college kids who think they know everything…so what do you expect?