Sweden, combined with its Scandinavian neighbor Norway, ranks 9th in terms of users visiting the UFC.com Web site. Another factor is the Per Capita Product of households in Scandinavia, which rank 2nd, only to the US. So the purchasing power of the region, plus the strong interest in MMA shown through Web traffic to UFC.com, make Sweden a strong candidate for a UFC.
Web Statistics from Alexa
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/ufc.com
Financial Information by GDP (PPP) Per Capita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
“WWE’s most recent reported quarter had a strong statement about their international success – over 40% of their profits came from outside the United States. You think this went unnoticed by the UFC?”
UFC FOLLOWING WWE INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION ROADMAP
RICHARD PARKER / MMATRAINING.COM / Sept 16, 2008
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Dollars Earned Per Person & UFC.com Web Traffic Table
|
GDP (PPP) Per Capita US $
|
Per Capita in US $
|
UFC.com Traffic %
|
UFC.com Traffic Rank*
|
|
| United States | 45,845 |
1
|
65.2% |
1
|
| Scandinavia
(Sweden & Norway) |
44,765 |
2
|
0.8% |
9
|
| Ireland | 43,144 |
3
|
1.4% |
4
|
| Netherlands | 38,486 |
4
|
0.3% |
16
|
| Canada | 38,435 |
5
|
11.2% |
2
|
| Austria | 38,399 |
6
|
0.3% |
16
|
| Australia | 36,258 |
7
|
0.8% |
9
|
| United Kingdom | 35,134 |
8
|
6.9% |
3
|
| Germany | 34,181 |
9
|
0.6% |
12
|
| Japan | 33,577 |
10
|
1.2% |
6
|
| France | 33,188 |
11
|
0.2% |
18
|
| Italy | 30,448 |
12
|
0.2% |
18
|
| Spain | 30,120 |
13
|
0.2% |
18
|
| Israel | 25,799 |
14
|
0.2% |
18
|
| South Korea | 24,783 |
15
|
1.1% |
7
|
| Poland | 16,311 |
16
|
0.2% |
18
|
| Croatia | 15,549 |
17
|
0.2% |
18
|
| Russia | 14,692 |
18
|
0.5% |
13
|
| Mexico | 12,775 |
19
|
0.5% |
13
|
| Kazakhstan | 11,086 |
20
|
0.7% |
11
|
| Brazil | 9,695 |
21
|
1.0% |
8
|
| China | 5,292 |
22
|
0.4% |
15
|
| Philippines | 3,378 |
23
|
1.4% |
4
|
| India | 2,659 |
24
|
0.2% |
18
|
* This is a list of the top 25 countries that were available. 4% of the traffic belongs to countries 26+.
What is great about living in Sweden is that UFC events are shown live for FREE. Although it is a 4am broadcast, you don't have to pay $44.95. Thank you TV4!