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UFC Fighters Receive 20% of Revenue Versus 50% in NFL
“Fighters only get 20% of revenue. Every other major sport, NFL, NBA, it's a close to a fifty-fifty. I think it is fifty-fifty split.”
Puri: NBA will add two expansion teams at $6B each
“The number of teams in the NBA is the same. They're about to launch, they're about to open up two new franchises, and each one of those will get six billion. And then that revenue goes to the other owners”
Puri: NBA owners might approve a DAO team purchase for positive PR
“You basically, you have to get approved by the other 30 owners, so you know, they can vote to block you, but that's not to say they would vote to block this. Like, I think this could generate a ton of attention and press, and be seen as pretty forward thinking…”
Parr: Gatekeeping, not capital, prevents outsiders from buying sports franchises
“The issue is not the lack of money. The issue is that it's like, You know, in England, they knight you, and they start calling you Sir Richard Branson. In America, we allow you to buy a sports team. Like, it's a select group of people, and very few people are …”