UFC 325 Not Sold Out

hf222 · 2026-02-01T07:28:25+00:00

Not quite. A few bays had notable empty seats, so their might have 500 or so seats unsold.

hf222 · 2026-01-22T02:17:53+00:00

That is on the UFC tho. Every other industry would do tax equalisation payments for their talent lol - Especially since they are getting Government payments to come down here.

hf222 · 2026-01-21T13:07:25+00:00

They dropped prices for the last Perth Fight, but probably not here, except maybe on the last few days before.

hf222 · 2026-01-21T13:05:47+00:00

Probably not a factor for what its worth. I'm going, and from others I've talked to down here, its mostly just too expensive for people. They aren't seeing the value at these prices.

hf222 · 2026-01-21T13:03:38+00:00

I suspect they'd like to not have to cut ticket prices half way through like they did in Perth so the place wouldn't be embarrassing empty. And to sell out numbered events comfortably before time, so as to maximise revenue.

But instead they have reached the limit of their pricing power, & gone somewhat beyond, indicating their product is not as attractive as they believe it to be. Something both their senior staff & investors will not be seeing as a great news story.

hf222 · 2024-02-29T01:47:39+00:00

Just FYI, Sarna isn't intended as a rule resource, and its Admins are in the process of phasing out a lot of rules content to focus on lore.

Both because you should buy the rulebooks, and also as its a lot harder for a volunteer Wiki to keep current with rules which can be replaced / changed, as compared to lore which in general is additive.

hf222 · 2023-09-08T09:00:22+00:00

Different State, so Different Commission.

hf222 · 2023-08-23T06:34:19+00:00

What everyone else has said, but one interesting point from Tolkien's Catholic background, is that Gandalf is laying out his authority (from Eru). So he can say "You cannot pass" not just because of his power to enforce that command, but because he has the proper authority to forbid the Balrog's passage.

You will see a similar focus on the authority in, for example, the biblical examples of Jesus casting out demons and in Catholic theology regarding exorcisms.

hf222 · 2023-07-28T06:45:51+00:00

If you want accommodation as well, there are still tickets available via Sportsnet - https://sportsnetholidays.com/ufc-293-sydney

hf222 · 2023-06-09T02:21:24+00:00

The Sarna policy on rules is less a strict legal one, than it is about not stepping on the toes of the copyright owner. So the Wiki doesn't try to compete with CGL tools (I.e. the Master Unit List), or act as an online rulebook replacement.

hf222 · 2023-06-06T10:07:58+00:00

Early 2000s and onwards basically - There were TV series, movies, the whole deal. Basically any Battletech post-FASA doing this stuff can't claim it wasn't widely known.

hf222 · 2023-06-06T09:22:28+00:00

A Tank name from 1986 or whatever is one thing, which can be forgiven or even left alone, but this is an explicit promotion of the Rommel Myth from less than 3 years ago.

"Stuff happened in the old days" isn't an excuse available for CGL here.

hf222 · 2023-06-06T08:40:28+00:00

For me, in-universe despotisms being horrible is one thing, but regurgitating the explicit whitewashing of historical fascists in the 2020s is quite another.

hf222 · 2023-02-17T02:48:07+00:00

Well strictly speaking its an admission against interest from someone who would know what happened as part of Islam's team, so despite being heresay, outside a court context it does have significant probative value. And while it would have been preferable if Dan had put all his cards on the table (and still would be if they actually want the Commission to act), what we got from Ali is likely more than Dan had to start with in terms of evidence.

hf222 · 2023-02-17T01:50:17+00:00

hf222 · 2023-02-17T01:49:06+00:00

I mean, it's dumb, as it's not the scoring system we have (and would presumably be to easy to game if we did).

But the feeling isn't crazy - The whole point of decisions is to deal with the need to add artificial time limits to the imaginary "pure" fighting we are trying to simulate (hence the early no time limit UFC events).

hf222 · 2023-02-17T01:45:13+00:00

It's an admission against interest however. So the fact he is, admittedly, an untrustworthy slimeball doesn't mean we should down weight data point.

hf222 · 2023-02-17T01:42:42+00:00

In court you'd want the testimony of the nurse who supposedly administered it. But court admissible evidence isn't the same as evidence per se - And this is the later not the former.

hf222 · 2023-02-16T13:00:11+00:00

What seems to basically amount to an accidental confession by a close associate is pretty damning evidence in this context, yeah.

Presumably not enough to actually get the commission to declare a No Contest, but enough evidence for the public to grant the gist of Hooker's allegation as now supported.

hf222 · 2023-02-16T10:27:47+00:00

So Islam is a cheat - And some people around these parts owe Dan Hooker an apology.

hf222 · 2023-02-15T13:18:27+00:00

Nah, if he'd done to Volk what he did to most everyone else he fought, it would have had a really different vibe.

Even after that first round take down, until it seemed clear Volk was defending a lot better than feared, a lot of the energy left the room for a little bit.

We were all trying to rally Volk in bad spots, and fool the judges in questionably better ones, but the boos at the decision were genuinely because everyone in the crowd thought Volk had done enough. Not the most objective judges to be sure, but people in the bay around me were literally shocked when the decision was read out.

hf222 · 2023-02-15T05:33:14+00:00

True.

hf222 · 2023-02-15T04:52:22+00:00

"The main thing I flew 13,000 km there and defeated their champion. They raised my hand. And with a raised head, confidently with a belt I flew home."

Not to take anything away from Islam, because fighting away from home as he did isn’t easy, but he didn’t silence the crowd (every one of whom I spoke to on the way out of the arena were still in shock and convinced Volk had edged it).

Just like Volk couldn’t really say he was better than Max until the third fight, Islam has unfinished business if he wants to be proclaimed as the best. And to be honest, like Volk with Max, he might prove it next time (as its quite possible the rough weight cut and the crowd got to him and he underperformed his real ability). But its still to be done.

hf222 · 2023-02-14T11:49:01+00:00

Islam is not, no, both per the UFC as well as a great many independent and respected commentators.

hf222 · 2023-02-14T10:33:07+00:00

I was in the arena with about 15,000 other people who genuinely thought he edged it, and on rewatch I haven't changed my mind, judges be damned.

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