While it was a smart move to make fans get a six month commitment, the profit more or less will still be the same. And the scenarios are still the same. UFC Fight Pass is not a make-or-break venture with Zuffa. WWE Network IS a make-or-break venture with WWE.

UFC only needs 100,000 subscribers to break even. WWE is looking for one million. UFC will still have their biggest shows on PPV, Fox Sports and Fox Network. Only thing they're showing live on Fight Pass is their non-televised shows internationally.

WWE is now putting ALL of their PPVs on the WWE Network including WrestleMania, which now means 1. they're going to lose crucial PPV revenue, and $50/mth each is > $9.99/mth. 2. They're now going to REALLY have to depend on getting a significant increase in rights fees for Raw and other shows that are coming up to be renegotiated in case the Network doesn't pull it's own weight.

If FightPass doesn't work, UFC really doesn't care. They have a long-term deal worth nine figures with Fox to televise its programming (although they do have some issues with ratings and creating stars themselves), and they don't have to worry about streaming networks. But WWE has put their chips in on this venture, and if it doesn't bring in the kind of numbers they anticipate to justify it, it's going to really hurt them both in the stock market and in regards to making a profit.
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