UFC 324, the first UFC event of the Paramount+ era, has concluded. And now that it’s over we can assess what we thought of it. According to many of the sport’s fans on social media, there were too many commercials. Way too many commercials. In hindsight this shouldn’t have been surprising. The UFC switched their […]
UFC 324, the first UFC event of the Paramount+ era, has concluded. And now that it’s over we can assess what we thought of it. According to many of the sport’s fans on social media, there were too many commercials. Way too many commercials.
In hindsight this shouldn’t have been surprising. The UFC switched their numbered events from a pay-per-view format to ‘free’ with a subscription to Paramount+. Now that American fans aren’t paying $80 for the events, the value extractors from TKO decided it’s perfectly fine and normal for there to be ads. And a lot of fans would agree with them … to a point.
The sheer amount of ads that were jammed into the broadcast was a lot. Turbo Tax was everywhere, with their K-Pop Demon Hunters inspired commercial playing ad nauseam. Scream 7 promotion also got a bit silly, with Ghostface creeping along behind Waldo Acosta-Cortes as he headed backstage after his fight.
Walkouts? Largely replaced by ads. Corner work between rounds? Largely replaced by ads. Even the UFC promos had ads stuffed in the corner of the screen. All of a sudden people are starting to realize the end of the pay-per-view era might have been a deal with the devil.
Take a look at some of the reactions to UFC 324 on Paramount+ and all the advertisements featured through the event.
Category: General Sports
