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OK so KSI (a youtuber from the UK plus he fought Jake Paul's brother in his pro-debut a few years back) is "fighting" this weekend on DAZN PPV, I already knew it was on PPV here which I actually don't mind as I wouldn't watch it if it was free anyway (we've got Pedraza vs Commey to look forward to instead) but I've just seen that for the first time since DAZN launched their PPV service I believe, the show will be PPV not only here but in the USA too!

Does anyone in the US even know who KSI is? I barely know who he is and we're from the same country. The fight is taking place in London so will be on in the afternoon in parts of the US, and is scheduled for 6 rounds lol, who's buying this? I've just looked up his opponent he's British too so yeah very surprised DAZN are charging in the US, obviously I or DAZN are missing something here but at this point it seems DAZN are simply taking the piss.

None of these Youtubers are people I have heard of but then I'm the wrong generation, I'm guessing all their followers are in the Sub 25 market who will seem to pay to watch them do anything. I'm guessing Youtube is pretty geographically agnostic so while a british YT guy will get more fans locally there will be lots every where.

 

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Yep same over here, they've gone PPV mad, aside from this KSI show tomorrow night they're putting Eubank Jr vs Benn and Canelo vs GGG III (which will be shown here at 3 in the morning) on PPV also so that's 3 PPV shows in 6 weeks and then they wonder why people just rip it off.

The changes indicate the business is in financial distress, $99 to $149 is quite a leap in one go, smacks of an attempt to stop the bleeding

Yeh I have mentioned before DAZN looks shaky going from no PPV to all PPV, I have watched all the Canelo fights at 4,5am for free up to now and they have now put this one PPV and I expect all of his future fights will be which I won't pay for. I don't care about Youtube fights so I would never pay for that. The Benn v Eubank Jr fight is exactly the kind of fight that EH would have previously claimed would have been a Sky PPV and part of the sub on DAZN but now it is DAZN PPV too. I pretty much have a rule that to even consider a PPV it has to be a World Title fight (I have only broken that once for Whyte v Povetkin but that had a great undercard and was during COVID when we weren't allowed out). I'm holding on to see the rest of the Matchroom autumn schedule to see whether it is worth keeping my DAZN, the Wood v Lara fight and undercard are great but they will need to have at least 2 more shows like that during oct and Nov for me to stay on board.

 

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Didn't you buy AJ vs Whyte? I did, can't remember the undercard though but that was back when the price was less obviously

I think back then I was watching in the Pub tbh....

 

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Leigh Wood: WBA 'regular' champion withdraws from Mauricio Lara fight injured

Card still on, Galahad v Hughes will headline.