This is why 'PPV' lost its appeal. It's lost all meaning to be a PPV when fight nights are often comparable, or better. They're only hurting themselves with that attitudeIt's because of the new deal with ESPN
The last fight on the prelims is being treated as a bigger fight than the first couple of fights on the main card as the UFC have to keep ESPN happy now they can't give them weekly fight cards
I don't see how they can get this to work longer term. Where will they find security, production crew, paramedics, fighters every week on a 'private island' after this event? They don't even have cards lined up, fighters can't train and they may not be allowed back with travel bans to their country post-fight.
If the fighters want to fight, let them but I can't see this working long.
UFC are trying because if they reach the 42 contracted events for ESPN they get $750M. Hope the fighters are requesting pay rises to go through with it all, they have some leverage here for once