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A Vision For A Professional Fighting League: Local Fighters, Team Owners, And Fans There is, and always has been, an issue worldwide of expert battling: Unlike almost any other sport, a single entity controls the players. In boxing, a single notorious promoter almost messed up the sport (and probably did) with the method he managed and controlled matches and fighters. Now, in the booming sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), the leading brands manage the pair up and, in the case of the International Fight League, owned and operate the teams. On the other hand, the leading sports franchises of our day-- the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL-- all was successful based upon local groups, local owners, and regional fans collaborating to create something larger and higher than a single owner ever could. Group owners quit a bit in order to develop something genuinely special. It is time for a similar vision to come to fulfillment in the combating world. Bonecrunch Fighting is a new league-based battling company based upon precisely this principle. In this league, local owners build teams with as lots of regional fighters as possible, in order to get the support of regional fans. The league is structured like a franchise, and looks for entrepreneurs with financial remaining power to owned and operate and build effective teams. Outcomes so far include: - An inaugural occasion that sold out a 3600 seat arena in Sarasota Florida. - Top sponsors consisting of the United States Marines and Budweiser. - Creation of the necessary legal documents to sell a franchise to competent and interested team owners. - Assembly of a top leadership team with management and fighting industry expertise. - Development of template marketing products, task management tools, and contracts to effectively run occasions. - Agreements with 5 leading MMA trainers and school owners (with four more in the works) who have actually put fighters into leading organizations. These fitness instructors have a cadre of exceptional regional fighters all set to handle other groups-- and prepared to act as "turn vital" groups when a team owner acquire their geography. - Interest from a number of entrepreneurs to buy the rights to a group. The brand equity of the league will grow as fans support their regional groups towards the play-offs and inter-league title/all-star occasions. In addition to putting on league events in their locations, team owners are totally free to experiment with various principles, consisting of amateur and expert battles, tournaments, and various types of battling formats (i.e., grappling, wrestling, stand up combat, boxing, and other formats that become popular). Since the league is planning to achieve critical mass, preliminary franchises are priced at just $20,000 (compared to most other franchises, sports or otherwise, and the discount is significant). This helpful pricing gives early adopters the chance to recognize a substantial capital gain, since later owners will pay a premium. At the same time, Bonecrunch carefully screens prospective owners making sure that they have the long-term vision and needed capital for their group, and the league, to prosper. The IFL has raised over $15 million dollars to produce league-owned teams and attract television deals. Bonecrunch is a grassroots effort that needs much less capital from a group of committed team owners, trainers, and fighters in order to prosper. Time will tell if this vehicle can be successful in the extremely competitive, fickle, and regulated world of battling. However, it is time to bring this design to what has been a centrally controlled sport and learn what type of difference it can make-- to fans, fighters, and the business owners who acquire a franchise and owned and operate an expert sports group. In contrast, the leading sports franchises of our day-- the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL-- all was successful based on local teams, regional owners, and local fans working together to develop something larger and higher than a single owner ever could. In this league, regional owners develop teams with as many local fighters as possible, in order to get the assistance of regional fans. The brand name equity of the league will grow as fans support their local teams towards the play-offs and inter-league title/all-star occasions. In addition to putting on league events in their geographies, group owners are free to experiment with various concepts, including amateur and expert fights, competitions, and various types of fighting formats (i.e., grappling, wrestling, stand up battle, boxing, and other formats that end up being popular). At the same time, Bonecrunch carefully screens potential owners to make sure that they have the long-term vision and required capital for their team, and the league, to succeed.
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