News Sports Business Journal reports 675K buys for UFC 254

[Blayt7hh]

That’s very good numbers all things considered. Only in the US can they get away with these ludicrously priced cards. Mid day card, plus Khabib is bigger overseas than here. I’m sure he pulled amazing numbers in some markets

 

[CerebralKnievel]

You’re telling me that Izzy/Costa had better numbers than the number one golden boy Habeeb? Dana must be punching holes in walls right now if those numbers are accurate. I wonder if changing the start time is the cause for this. I had to get up at 2am to watch it where I was in the world.

News flash: you don't have to get up at any time. You simply order the event and press play. Miracle of modern technology.

 

[Mga223]

It would've done more if it waa in normal time. Fuck overseas times. America deserves the primetime ppvs 100% of the time

It was on at like 6am for Aussies compared to the usual 2pm lol....

 

[Lights Out 101]

News flash: you don't have to get up at any time. You simply order the event and press play. Miracle of modern technology.

Thanks for the obvious news flash but I along with many other people only watch events live. Especially when the results are plastered all over social media.

 

[asdf122345]

@NorrisB

UFC is dead like you predicted years ago. Way to go!

 

[campbecc]

I don't know how they could know, but honestly that's not bad considering it was in the middle of the day.

 

[Morning Star]

That's embarrassing

 

[car epic win]

I don't know how they could know, but honestly that's not bad considering it was in the middle of the day.

they have sources within espn

That's embarrassing

not really. for the start time, thats pretty good. i catch most fights, but even this big one i couldnt do it at this time.

 

[campbecc]

175,000 non-US PPV buys? Who else other than the UK had this fight as a PPV?

I bought the PPV in the U.K.

Canada

 

[kenetics]

675k for a midday card..

Not bad.

This. The time zone pov obviously hurt the ppv

 

[Broad Blade]

Should've kept Poirier vs. Ferguson on that card...

 

[campbecc]

Yes, globally you goof, the UFC is an international company dont forget that. Khabib is much bigger overseas than here.

no he specifically said the biggest PPV. They don't sell PPVs in most of the world.

 

[Noraaq]

675k buys for a midday event in the US only is freakin incredible. This event was prime ppv for europe and that doesn’t seem to be added to this speculation. This could easily be over 1m ppv buys if we’re counting US+EU sales

 

[pick999]

So Conor still holds ppv record most buys

 

[tripleo]

@Dana's Moonface what happened to 1 mil easy bro. College football > ufc confirmed

in america, college football>>>>ufc for sureeeee

 

[Snake Master]

675k for a midday card..

Not bad.

It sucks

 

[Broccoli Cake]

B-But Dana White said it was trending to be the biggest event in UFC history?

PPVs are an american market thing. Most views come from TV. Khabib is a global star.

 

[Snake Master]

Khabib vs Poirier was on at the same time and it did 1 million buys, really suprised by this number even with the time change.

Khabib was fresh off the Conor fight, the novelty behind him is gone and a lot of casuals don’t find his fights or personality interesting, the hardcores don’t help as most of them just stream. He’s not a mega star outside Russia.

 

[Rdude92]

You’re telling me that Izzy/Costa had better numbers than the number one golden boy Habeeb? Dana must be punching holes in walls right now if those numbers are accurate. I wonder if changing the start time is the cause for this. I had to get up at 2am to watch it where I was in the world.

Lol me too...

 

[FeelingFroggy]

I was planning on buying it but by the time I went to pay for it the card was already over.