UFC Fight Pass.....what do you all think?!

[forksup]

They are offering $2.99 monthly fee and can cancel at anytime for the matches they are streaming.  With Shane Sparks anchoring their broadcast, I think they are a nice alternative to FLO.  A much more competitive schedule than last year and production and commentary are much better in my opinion.

Here is their schedule:

 

[MPhillips]

2 hours ago, forksup said:

They are offering $2.99 monthly fee and can cancel at anytime for the matches they are streaming. 

What's not to like...

[flyingcement]

With the new price point, its the best value out there currently

[The_KC_Godfather]

Fight Pass is streaming college wrestling? For real??

[SNL Wrestling]

On 11/18/2024 at 11:54 PM, The_KC_Godfather said:

Fight Pass is streaming college wrestling? For real??

Yes!

 

 

[feet2back]

i was shocked watching UFC FIGHT Pass on Sunday....Quality of video was great and throw in Shane Sparks as announcer at 2.99 per month its well worth it.   Much different then watching a flo broadcast that you never know if its going to stream and if they have sound

[flyingcement]

5 hours ago, feet2back said:

i was shocked watching UFC FIGHT Pass on Sunday....Quality of video was great and throw in Shane Sparks as announcer at 2.99 per month its well worth it.   Much different then watching a flo broadcast that you never know if its going to stream and if they have sound

The only downside is the lower frequency they have duals and tournaments.  But when they do, they are well executed and good value.  

ESPN+ - good value at 11.99 per month and a large volume of mostly duals (with a few tournaments sprinkled in), but often poorly executed (unclear scores, no riding time clocks, fixed camera that misses side mat action, etc)
BTN+ - 12.99 a month and fewer matches than ESPN+, but the matches are big ten schools so I suppose they have more draw for some people.  Quality here is simliar to ESPN+ - they can bring in a good team for a big dual though.  Smaller duals will not get that attention
Flo - 29.99 per month - content volume toward the higher end, more tournament driven, but does have select duals.  Worse value for ongoing streams, but they have the best stored library of their old content if you wanted to go back and see recorded duals or tournaments from years past.  They have a lot of things I don't use as well, so the value may be there for some folks.  I am mostly here for the live matches/tournaments
Rokfin - 14.99 per month and then sometimes you need to pay extra for the bigger tournaments.  I find the platform difficult to navigate and this is the only one I'm not subscribing to here at the moment. 

And then there are the channels that only show up through basic cable or direct TV like ACCNX and the standard Big Ten channel (not Big Ten Plus). This is the worst overall value for wrestling since it is probably 70 dollars a month and doesn't include much.

There are a few schools who require a PPV for their own home duals like North Dakota State,  Little Rock, and a few others I'm forgetting.
 

Edited November 21 by flyingcement

[Caveira]

On 11/18/2024 at 9:58 PM, flyingcement said:

With the new price point, its the best value out there currently

I’m so confused (tis a joke)…. But I thought the ufc does nothing for wrestling and does absolutely nothing to support it?

[flyingcement]

8 minutes ago, Caveira said:

I’m so confused (tis a joke)…. But I thought the ufc does nothing for wrestling and does absolutely nothing to support it?

From my perspective they are subsidizing the production, casting a wider net or potential viewers, they make the venues interesting, they invest into the commentary.  They understand the production value.  This package alone at this price point is a good thing for wrestling.  

[Caveira]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

From my perspective they are subsidizing the production, casting a wider net or potential viewers, they make the venues interesting, they invest into the commentary.  They understand the production value.  This package alone at this price point is a good thing for wrestling.  

I was just making a joke about the other thread where some folks are a little up in arms presuming the ufc has some obligation to help “help” wrestling more.  

[flyingcement]

1 minute ago, Caveira said:

I was just making a joke about the other thread where some folks are a little up in arms presuming the ufc has some obligation to help “help” wrestling more.  

I understood that and would go a step further than saying that they provide good value.  I would assert that they are eating the cost for some reason.  If not, they these others are making a fat margin!