Rumor: "UFC 222 Pay-Per-View Buys Hit A 10 Year Low For The UFC"

[czitos188]

I can remember many of you who thought UFC 219 PPV numbers were decent because of Cyborg.

main draw was Khabib then Holm then Cyborg.

UFC 223 will sell over 450k
http://mmaimports.com/2018/03/rumor-ufc-222-pay-per-view-buys-hit-10-year-low-ufc/

 

[TinkerMan]

How can it be so low it had WMMA in the limelight and we all know everyone loves that

 

[smokinjoerogan]

Shocking

 

[executionermma]

Cyborg fighting someone unheard of and on 4 weeks notice tho

 

[Sonny Qc]

The card was weak

+ going against hbo AND Showtime boxing in the same night was stupid...

 

[USA!USA!]

This isn't very surprising at all.

 

[Clear Winner]

My wife is a big fan of WMMA and she has no interest in watching Cyborg fight. She's dominant, but her fights aren't very exciting.

 

[LockardTheGOAT]

I can remember many of you who thought UFC 219 PPV numbers were decent because of Cyborg.

main draw was Khabib then Holm then Cyborg.

UFC 223 will sell over 450k

Khabib did not draw those numbers. Stop with the madness already. Just because you hardcores are all invested in him doesn't mean casuals were... Not enough to elevate the PPV number above average anyway.

It was Cyborg vs Holly as a duo that drew the numbers. Arguably Holly more so, because I think those promotional videos of harping on about making history against Ronda and the possibility of doing it again against Cyborg got some people intrigued.

 

[Recent]

Cyborg's a huge draw...

 

[blaseblah]

main draw was Khabib

How much do you imagine Khabib v. a scrub you've never heard of would sell?

The main draw was the fight: Holly v. Cyborg. Just like the main draw for 223 is Tony v. Khabib. Neither of them could carry a ppv fighting an unknown fighter.

 

[Recent]

Cyborg fighting someone unheard of and on 4 weeks notice tho

That's the case with every Mighty Mouse PPV and it sounds like Cyborg just did worse.

 

[Claude]

RIP UFC

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Worst Management Ever (WME) trying to force WMMA down fans throats as a headliner blew up in their face finally.

Especially when no one even knew who Cyborgs opponent was.

 

[chick magnet punk]

of course khabib the goat nurmagomedov was the ONLY draw nobody gives a shit about wmma or cyborg

 

[executionermma]

That's the case with every Mighty Mouse PPV and it sounds like Cyborg just did worse.

MMAimports is not a reliable source by any means, i'd wait.

 

[Recent]

MMAimports is not a reliable source by any means, i'd wait.

Fair enough. I'd never heard of it before.

 

[AndrewSUFC]

Nobody (except maybe Cyborg) thinks Cyborg is a draw. Especially not against a random Bantamweight.

But there's nothing to suggest Khabib is a draw either. Holm was comfortably the biggest star on 219.

 

[Gigaton Punch]

I hate copy and paste sites. Here's the original source

https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/chu...we-and-more-in-the-sunday-morning-rumor-mill/

Maybe yes, maybe no but middleeasy Sunday morning rumor mill is not a legit source. How the fuck would they know PPV buys literally hours after the fight?

 

[Agent Mulder's Hair]

Good! STOP giving us bs cards then! morons!

 

[BjPenn2017]

Not really surprising, it was an uninteresting uninspiring card that should've been on TV. We got an invicta level headliner and a FN main event as main and co main. You'd have to be out of your mind to pay 64.99 for THAT.