A theory: McGregor/Chandler got nixed due to unexpected low interest ($$$)

[FrankDux]

Tinfoil hat theory:

Perhaps the fight got canceled because the pay-per-view executives/UFC brass looked at incoming data and noticed the Mystic Mac aura isn’t what it used to be, and there wasn’t as much financial interest in this event than originally anticipated...so they’re pushing it back with the hopes it’ll create more interest down the line...

 

[filthybliss]

if anything, it tanked the interest that it had.

 

[HHJ]

I dont believe that crap at all.

People were def interested in it.

They pulled the promotion, put it back, and then took it off again.

IF interest was low they would have done the presser in Dublin, not cancel it the day of

 

[NoSmilez]

It's a lot lower but it is probably still higher than any UFC star.

 

[RockyLockridge]

if anything, it tanked the interest that it had.

I actually expect it to be on a good card next time.

 

[Luthien]

Conor saw the predictions around 500K buys and his ego dropped out

 

[The Bloody Nine]

Why would it be any more interesting in future?

 

[FrankDux]

Why would it be any more interesting in future?

Surround the event with more better matchups...

 

[Alpha_T83]

I wouldn't be surprised. I wasn't planning on even watching it. McGregor isn't relevant anymore. He's an alcoholic that hasn't taken fighting seriously since he lost to Khabib. And even then, I think once he made big money against Mayweather, he had already checked out of MMA.

I don't think Conor's ego could handle his fight flopping. It didn't help that he didn't even show up to the press conference. I think he's got some real issues with alcohol & drug addiction.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I actually expect it to be on a good card next time.

For real, the moment I saw that Jamal Hill was the 2nd biggest fight after McGregor, I was like nope. This card sucks.

 

[SuperNerd]

Doubt it.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

Surround the event with more better matchups...

The biggest draw in MMA history needs a better undercard to sell?

 

[runjay]

 

[Reach4theSky]

My theory - Chandler was training his ass off and getting ready for the fight, and Conor wasn't doing sh!t but coke and partying. As the fight got close Conor realized he wasn't even close to being ready to fight and pulled out so he doesn't destroy what ever is left of his MMA marketability ..

 

[don't ask]

Nope. Someone told Big John, who told Bisping, who told the internet that his shin is fooked. So that settles that. And Conor really wanted to fight, too.

Spoiler

Actually, I'm willing to believe anything at this point. There are any number of reasons a much-declined Conor would pull out of the fight at the last minute.

 

[don't ask]

I'm just curious what you think the answer that requires the fewest assumptions is here. I think there are too many unreliable parties involved in this matter to use Occam's Razor.

 

[nostradumbass]

Yeah, Pantoja vs Egg set the bar way too high for Conor to match that massive interest, so they scrapped the biggest PPV draw in the company's history.

 

[krelianx]

A theory: people invent conspiratorial 'theories' because they like to imagine that they are somehow in proximity to some hidden truth that the common man cannot see, and so that they can see past the veil of illusions cast by the powers that be. Such purported contact with the truth behind appearance provides thus a false, pathetic sense of empowerment and enlightenment.

 

[HHJ]

A theory: people invent conspiratorial 'theories' because they like to imagine that they are somehow in proximity to some hidden truth that the common man cannot see

Basically they are larping as Ariel Helwani?

 

[SuperNerd]

I'm just curious what you think the answer that requires the fewest assumptions is in this case.