Whose the biggest PPV draw in the UFC? Aside from Conor & Izzy

[Black9]

All the UFC fighters arguing about them being or becoming bigger PPV stars like O'Malley, Topuria and so forth.
WIth Conor, Izzy on the downslide currently and Jon probably retiring.

Got me thinking, aside from Izzy, Conor and Jon who are probably leaving the UFC soon.

Who do you guys think is the next biggest star in the UFC?

Islam? Oliviera? O'Malley?

 

[witt1021]

izzy isnt a ppv star lol. he has one ppv over 700k buys that didnt have numerous title fights on it. he cannot hold his own on a PPV. he needs other stars to boost numbers. hell his biggest ppv draw of 800k had 3 title fights on it. so it wasnt just him getting that nmber so high.

 

[richardjohnson]

Probably Islam or Jon. Definitely not Sugar Shins or Adesanya

 

[Black9]

izzy isnt a ppv star lol. he has one ppv over 700k buys that didnt have numerous title fights on it. he cannot hold his own on a PPV. he needs other stars to boost numbers. hell his biggest ppv draw of 800k had 3 title fights on it. so it wasnt just him getting that nmber so high.

Im almost certain he's the surefire 2nd biggest star in the UFC right now though.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Im almost certain he's the surefire 2nd biggest star in the UFC right now though.

He is not even biggest star in his gym

 

[skylolow]

Jones would be my guess and he might be second.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Jon vs Stipe or Aspinall will do near a million

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Jon

 

[Poirierfan]

Jon vs Stipe or Aspinall will do near a million

 

[The Boomerang]

Soon to be Nate Diaz when he returns

 

[markys00]

Jones is number two behind Conor. Then izzy

 

[Thepaintbucket]

None of these guys are huge draws by themselves but they have the potential to draw big with the right opponent.

But I agree though Jon Jones and maybe Izzy are one foot out the door.

O'Malley seems rather popular with the younger demographic. Does this translate into a PPV draw? I guess time will only tell. But according to Aljo, his PPV against didn't do so well

 

[KOPPE]

Suga is getting there

 

[Domitian]

Pereira is probably a bigger PPV draw than most think. Topuria will be a star if he beats Volk and then Max.

 

[HatKick]

Jones
Bryce
Islam
O'Malley

 

[Spiderbite]

I don't think the "PPV Draw" exists anymore in the UFC.

They'll have cards that create more buzz and sell better than others, but with Conor essentially cashing out, that's pretty much been it.

As some champs actually put together win streaks, people either want to see them keep winning or lose and that seems to be the only thing that creates additional buys with the exception of talking wild bullshit (Colby - which was marginal really) or piggybacking off a podcast/ talking mad shit (O'Malley). But in O'malley's case, he won the belt, so he's really well positioned provided he can keep winning.

But as far as "stars"? No. The UFC/WME has quelled that nonsense. It's about the UFC now, not the fighters within it.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Currently there's a void.

If one is to believe Purple Pinnochio, then Colby seems to actually drum up decent numbers, due to creating faux beefs, and half the folks tuning in to see him get whooped.

Strickland currently draws huge numbers on many of the video and media sites, so it will be interesting to see what types of numbers he and Dricus do.

 

[old school 2]

Jon has had one fight in almost 4 years, nobody likes Izzy or Sean. My favorite fights are in the LW division as it is so competitive and it’s biggest stars are Islam and Charles .

 

[John makfresshi]

Suga is getting there

Tf you get dubs for? Reported by a triggered Trumper I’m guessing, the easiest people on the planet to upset

 

[You Will Vote For Dreyga]

izzy isnt a ppv star lol. he has one ppv over 700k buys that didnt have numerous title fights on it. he cannot hold his own on a PPV. he needs other stars to boost numbers. hell his biggest ppv draw of 800k had 3 title fights on it. so it wasnt just him getting that nmber so high.

You are fool. Izzy draws number comparable to Jones. He is a draw