Comments on: McGuinty’s near-sighted double standard: he sees money in gambling but not in MMA http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/02/23/mcguintys-near-sighted-double-standard-he-sees-dollar-signs-in-online-gambling-but-not-in-mma/ musings on mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and all things mano-a-mano Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barrett Hooper http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/02/23/mcguintys-near-sighted-double-standard-he-sees-dollar-signs-in-online-gambling-but-not-in-mma/comment-page-1/#comment-4733 Barrett Hooper Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:55:26 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=7076#comment-4733 You nailed it. I agree with everything you said. People keep talking about a Toronto UFC being the biggest ever, $6-million-plus at the gate, another $35-40 milllon in spin-offs. Nobody's talking much about the growth of the sport beyond the UFC that will result from sanctioning. I was on Newstalk 1010 l;ast week and brought up this very fact - other promotions will come to Ontario, new homegrown ones will start up, and as you put it, an industry will be born. Even on that radio show they didn;t want to hear that part, just wanted to talk about no UFC. Very shortsighted all the way around. You nailed it. I agree with everything you said. People keep talking about a Toronto UFC being the biggest ever, $6-million-plus at the gate, another $35-40 milllon in spin-offs. Nobody’s talking much about the growth of the sport beyond the UFC that will result from sanctioning. I was on Newstalk 1010 l;ast week and brought up this very fact – other promotions will come to Ontario, new homegrown ones will start up, and as you put it, an industry will be born. Even on that radio show they didn;t want to hear that part, just wanted to talk about no UFC. Very shortsighted all the way around.

]]> By: Redwretch http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/02/23/mcguintys-near-sighted-double-standard-he-sees-dollar-signs-in-online-gambling-but-not-in-mma/comment-page-1/#comment-4728 Redwretch Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:38:46 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=7076#comment-4728 McGuinty isn't as smart as I thought. Think of all of the local promotions that would spring up around here if mma fights could be sanctioned. At least 4 in the first year (my guesstimate), as new organizations work to establish themselves. It isn't only for a UFC in the city, it's for the creation of a successful new industry to feed established demand. He is a foresightless douche, and that explains his success. McGuinty isn’t as smart as I thought.

Think of all of the local promotions that would spring up around here if mma fights could be sanctioned. At least 4 in the first year (my guesstimate), as new organizations work to establish themselves. It isn’t only for a UFC in the city, it’s for the creation of a successful new industry to feed established demand.

He is a foresightless douche, and that explains his success.

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