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With all of last weels news, this seemed to get lost (even for me), but this was from Meltzer's weekly newsletter:
Updated estimates
UFC 198: 290k
UFC 199: 320k
Regarding PPV numbers, it’s pretty clear fans are buying the big shows and not buying in great numbers shows that are strong on paper but not “the big ones.” UFC 198 which was the big Brazil show with Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic but a strong undercard of stars with Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort, plus Cris Cyborg’s debut and Mauricio Shogun Rua, looks to have done a little under 300,000 buys (290,000 was the last estimate I’d heard). UFC 199, with Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping and Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber, which was a hell of a show, looks to have done slightly better, between 300,000 and 350,000 (with 320,000 being the current estimate). For UFC 198, with the loss of Anderson Silva, who was still the biggest draw on the show, it was about what I’d have figured. Really given the lineup’s marquee value without Anderson, it could have done a little less but there was the hope the idea of a sold out 45,000 seat stadium show and the idea of an All-Star Brazil show
Updated estimates
UFC 198: 290k
UFC 199: 320k
Regarding PPV numbers, it’s pretty clear fans are buying the big shows and not buying in great numbers shows that are strong on paper but not “the big ones.” UFC 198 which was the big Brazil show with Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic but a strong undercard of stars with Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort, plus Cris Cyborg’s debut and Mauricio Shogun Rua, looks to have done a little under 300,000 buys (290,000 was the last estimate I’d heard). UFC 199, with Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping and Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber, which was a hell of a show, looks to have done slightly better, between 300,000 and 350,000 (with 320,000 being the current estimate). For UFC 198, with the loss of Anderson Silva, who was still the biggest draw on the show, it was about what I’d have figured. Really given the lineup’s marquee value without Anderson, it could have done a little less but there was the hope the idea of a sold out 45,000 seat stadium show and the idea of an All-Star Brazil show
