MMA site in the works :) Rate my domain!!!

GrindTim3

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I have looked for a good MMA domain for the last 2 weeks, and I couldn't find SHIT! So, about 2 days ago I came upon an expired domain and scooped it up. I don't know much about domains, so i'd like your guys input on my choice.

I got MMAblast.com. From what I know, the domain is about 4 years old, and used to be a forum. I did some digging and found some dude from DP selling the "then" MMA forum.
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nice name

on a side note, boxing > mma

i welcome the onslaught of nubz who neg rep me 'cos they like wwf in a octagon
 
Not the greatest domain name IMO but I don't know your [keyword] goals. It's easy to remember and brandable, but you're going to need a large budget to compete in the saturated MMA space.

edit: you fail at boobs
 
Sorry guys... Here ya go :)... Back to the domain though. This is going to be a huge project for me, and yes I will be putting a good amount of money forth due to the competition. My goal was to have an easy to remember, brandable domain. Any other thoughts.



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Yaxxx said:
nice name

on a side note, boxing > mma

i welcome the onslaught of nubz who neg rep me 'cos they like wwf in a octagon
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I think at this point people don't even care anymore. The boxing vs MMA thing used to be a serious debate but now the debate is over and one of the sports has taken the clear lead. MMA is growing like crazy world-wide and has a shitload of momentum. Boxing, not so much.


Here is 2008 PPV buys:
Top 10 North American PPV buy rates, 2008

1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, 1,250,000
2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, 1,010,000
3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Paul “Big Show” Wight, March 30, 670,000
4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, 625,000
5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. 2, 600,000
6. UFC: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, July 5, 540,000
7. UFC: St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 19, 530,000
8. Boxing: Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr., Jan. 19, 500,000
9. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Sept. 6, 480,000
10. UFC: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk/Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida, May 24, 475,000

Here is 2009 PPV buys:


Top 10 PPV buy rates, 2009

1. UFC 100: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, July 11, 1.6 million
2. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, Nov. 14, 1.25 million
3. Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Sept. 19, 1.05 millon
4. UFC 94: Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn, Jan. 31, 920,000 buys
5. UFC 101: Penn vs. Kenny Florian/Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, Aug. 8, 850,000
6. Boxing: Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, May 2, 825,000
7t. UFC 107: Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Dec. 12, 650,000
7t. UFC 97: Silva vs. Thales Leites/Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua, April 18, 650,000
9. UFC 99: Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans/Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra, May 23, 635,000
10. Wrestling: WWE WrestleMania 25, April 5, 582,000 buys

MMA is actual fighting, boxing is glorified pillow fighting that ends with a decision 9/10 times. So it's only natural people have gravitated towards the real fighting sport that provides actual entertainment and a victor who isn't chosen by a panel of judges.
 
ly2 from WF said:
I think at this point people don't even care anymore. The boxing vs MMA thing used to be a serious debate but now the debate is over and one of the sports has taken the clear lead. MMA is growing like crazy world-wide and has a shitload of momentum. Boxing, not so much.


Here is 2008 PPV buys:
Top 10 North American PPV buy rates, 2008

1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, 1,250,000
2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, 1,010,000
3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Paul “Big Show” Wight, March 30, 670,000
4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, 625,000
5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. 2, 600,000
6. UFC: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, July 5, 540,000
7. UFC: St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 19, 530,000
8. Boxing: Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr., Jan. 19, 500,000
9. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Sept. 6, 480,000
10. UFC: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk/Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida, May 24, 475,000

Here is 2009 PPV buys:


Top 10 PPV buy rates, 2009

1. UFC 100: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, July 11, 1.6 million
2. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, Nov. 14, 1.25 million
3. Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Sept. 19, 1.05 millon
4. UFC 94: Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn, Jan. 31, 920,000 buys
5. UFC 101: Penn vs. Kenny Florian/Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, Aug. 8, 850,000
6. Boxing: Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, May 2, 825,000
7t. UFC 107: Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Dec. 12, 650,000
7t. UFC 97: Silva vs. Thales Leites/Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua, April 18, 650,000
9. UFC 99: Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans/Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra, May 23, 635,000
10. Wrestling: WWE WrestleMania 25, April 5, 582,000 buys

MMA is actual fighting, boxing is glorified pillow fighting that ends with a decision 9/10 times. So it's only natural people have gravitated towards the real fighting sport that provides actual entertainment and a victor who isn't chosen by a panel of judges.
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I wasn't even going to try and argue with him for the simple fact that MMA has outgrown, outsold, completely shit on boxing. But thanks for that :)

Any thoughts on the domain??? lol
 
Yeah it's crazy how MMA has taken over. I used to be a hardcore boxing fan for at least a decade; now it's just boring to watch in comparison to even a boring MMA bout (I.e., any recent Anderson Silva fights).

Dana and the Fertitta bros have taken over and boxing will only continue to dwindle. It's a great sport, but just doesn't have the diversity to keep most people's attention.
 
5 on a scale of 1 to 10. You got the 5 for including your keyword (MMA), you kept it short and you kept it .com. It's not bad, but if this is a project you are going to invest a lot of time and money in, you should buy the best domain you can afford... even if it means buying it in the aftermarket through Sedo or BuyDomains or by making an offer via email/phone based on the whois info.

Things to consider when deciding on your name are things like:

- Are people already searching for the exact match term. So a name like MMAFights (which shows as expired btw) or even MMABlog or something have exact match searches which give you not only natural type-in visitors but also more weight in SE's. People also will trust you more if the term is exact match.

- If you go brandable, choose the best "brandable" term you can get. Think of it this way: have you ever visited another site the uses the term "Blast"? When a visitor sees "mmablast" do they immediately know what kind of content they will find on your site? It really depends on the type of content and the type of visitor you're trying to grab. Blast isn't bad, but it's not in the top 10 brandables.

I hope this helps.
 
Not a bad domain, easy to spell once people remember it. A good logo that enforces the "blast" image could help too.

MMA isn't a trademark, is it?

Remember when the WWF (world wildlife foundation) sued Vince McMahon and he had to change the league name from WWF to WWE? Doh!
 
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