Last week you made a brief comment that now is the time for grassroots promoters in major fight cities to step up. I couldn’t agree more, given the consolidation at the top of the sport. However, in order to avoid being pillaged by the powers that be at the top, I believe you need a strategic alliance of sorts. Let’s take the five best fight cities from the east and west coasts with market appeal (roughly speaking). East: NYC, Philly, D.C., Chicago, and Miami. West: LA, Oakland, Phoenix, Houston, and Las Vegas. Again, this is approximate. Okay, so let’s get a strong local promotional entity to represent each city (and cover nearby mid-major cities, i.e. D.C. and Baltimore; Chicago and Detroit). So we’ll have 10 regional promoters get together and sell themselves into a network and/or streaming service as a collective entity. All the matchmaking happens with everyone working hand in hand; cards are staged in different cities, and maybe if everyone’s not too greedy we can get some decent insurance for these fighters. The regional/local marketing/pride thing is key.
