Alalshikh of Turkey Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia And the man who is currently promoting the greatest boxing matches around the world, except for stars like these Canelo Alvarez or Gervonta DavisThose who weren’t fooled by the petrodollars — perhaps because they didn’t get the offer they wanted — and went their own way.
At present, Alalshikh is working on his expansion plans in this sport as well He is already talking about creating a leagueIncorporating all promoters and organizations who want to be a part of it. A Saudi sheik, too In a few days, the UFC will take off as the grand patron of the evening at La Espera in Las VegasAn event that has their ‘last name’ as called Season of Riyadh.
Alalshikh is very clear about where he wants to take his project and one of his concerns How to reach a larger audience. Its first measure aims to end piracy The PPV prices for the fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have dropped It will be held on September 21 at Wembley Stadium. “I dream of having a PPV at a good price to make the fans happy, get them to subscribe and watch it legally. Usually, when there is a high priced PPV, many people go to see the fight illegally.And it’s not healthy for boxing or the platform,” he said on the talkSPORT web portal.
In particular, the dues between AJ and ‘Dinamitha’ Dubois will be sold 20 dollars (this is 20 pounds for the United Kingdom and 20 euros in the EU)The price that the new boxing leader Riyadh tries to maintain in all evenings in the name of season: “I’d rather have millions of fans subscribed and buy a PPV for £20 than less than 500,000 buys for £40” Alalshikh added. He plays in favor of the Saudi who starts Investment capital that its competitors lack. your idea “Give good fights at a good price so there will be more fans”Idyllic, but only he can sustain it. For context, Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia is priced at $89.99 in the United States, a standard among stars.
Dana White goes the other way
On the other hand we have Dana WhiteDana White was asked after the Competitor Series event about the piracy issue, in line with Alalshikh’s proposed ‘rules change’ in the 16 string sport. UFC’s Head of Operations. Boss of the world’s most famous MMA competition It doesn’t plan to lower its PPV price, Among other things, he has already directed Turkey’s dream league for boxing.
White believes in only one way to combat illegal viewing of paid broadcast: “We know how to fight piracy. I won’t tell you in detail what we do at each event, but we fight hard against piracy and, As you can see, a few years ago we started investigating people. Fight piracy like this. Start prosecuting people for stealing. you have”White said.
