“I watch UFC FIGHT PASS because it’s like Netflix for combat sports,” Bogle explained. “Why wouldn’t wrestling want a seat at the table?”
For years, UFC FIGHT PASS specialized in high-level BJJ, MMA promotions, boxing, kickboxing, lethwei, Muay Thai and original programming, but had never dipped its toes into wrestling. NCAA. Wrestling fans like Bogle stayed away for years knowing the relationship would make sense, but year after year it’s more or less the same for the NCAA faithful.
Sports fans have all streams regardless of quality, favorites and alarms set for each duel. You can miss games, you can miss angles, you can miss career-defining games, but those are just the hurdles you jump through as a fan of a niche sport. In Bogle’s opinion, this is a perfect hole for UFC FIGHT PASS to shore up.
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“There are so many times where we pay the money for the subscription and the stream dies out,” Bogle said. “Personally, I think what wrestling fans are going to appreciate the most is that we have a steady stream and professionals behind the scenes and not just team leaders setting up tripods. The underlying infrastructure is professionally done, there will be great commentators doing the game, and maybe everyone can learn something.
The phrase “developing the sport” is repeated so much in the wrestling community that diehards instinctively roll their eyes hearing it at this point. The facts are that wrestling deserves growth, the spotlight and more credit, but where there aren’t immediate opportunities to do just that, Bogle and Campbell University have gone the extra step to find other eyeballs.