The PPV buys for 2018

[Ghostoftheville]

Ufc 229 wasn’t stacked at all
It just had mcgregor on it

McGregor, Rousey, Lesnar, GSP and Anderson Silva to a lesser extent can usually draw on their own.
203 for example did 475k and had a bit of everything to appeal to every type of fan. Stipe vs Overeem for a title; former champ Werdum vs Mr Rousey; CM Punk's first fight and Urijah Faber.

226 did 380k, they tried, but really, that was only going to draw hardcore fans. Stipe vs Cormier superfight. Derrick Lewis vs Francis Ngannou; Mike Perry vs Paul Felder; Acosta vs Hall; Pettis vs Chiesa. Plus Halloway vs Ortega was called off late, so anybody whoorders at the last minute for that sort of thing backed off. Undercard can make a big difference but the mainevent still matters.

 

[ignorant MMA fan]

The UFC did well in PPVs in 2018, despite what is likely all time high number of illegal streaming. People can rightfully argue that Conor generated nearly half of the buys. But there's tons of companies out there who rely on a flagship product for the bulk of their revenue. It's still working for now.

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Why are you comparing?
Seems out of nowhere

to show that Conor >> Jones

 

[ignorant MMA fan]

McGregor, Rousey, Lesnar, GSP and Anderson Silva to a lesser extent can usually draw on their own.
203 for example did 475k and had a bit of everything to appeal to every type of fan. Stipe vs Overeem for a title; former champ Werdum vs Mr Rousey; CM Punk's first fight and Urijah Faber.

226 did 380k, they tried, but really, that was only going to draw hardcore fans. Stipe vs Cormier superfight. Derrick Lewis vs Francis Ngannou; Mike Perry vs Paul Felder; Acosta vs Hall; Pettis vs Chiesa. Plus Halloway vs Ortega was called off late, so anybody whoorders at the last minute for that sort of thing backed off. Undercard can make a big difference but the mainevent still matters.

It's said that the main event is overwhelmingly the single most influential aspect. I myself consider the entire card.

 

[FrankieNYC]

to show that Conor >> Jones

I don't think a human alive thought the reverse

 

[snackgod]

This. @snackgod thoughts?

im glad im living inside your head.

i care way more than jon is still a cheater than how many ppvs he sold.

 

[AimedWithV]

to show that Conor >> Jones

Conor nowadays is more popular than ANYONE in the UFC, why is it surprising or worth mentioning?

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Conor nowadays is more popular than ANYONE in the UFC, why is it surprising or worth mentioning?

because Conor / Jones = 24 / 7 = 3.42 TIMES more ppvs that jones muhahahaha

 

[Failwani]

lol, what's the sales threshold a champ has to meet to get PPV points again?

I bet Nunes ended up owing the UFC money after 224.

 

[Super Shotgun]

@FrankieNYC Where is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder?

 

[FrankieNYC]

@FrankieNYC Where is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder?

Funny timing
I was thinking the same thing
Dave left that out

I was looking for the number to add it & got sidetracked

I will try & get it now


EDIT: 325k

 

[Marc A]

ESTIMATED NORTH AMERICAN PPV BUYS

2,400,000* - 10/6 UFC 229 Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
1,100,000 - 9/15 HBO Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin
784,000** - 8/25 YouTube KSI v. Logan Paul
700,000 - 12/29 UFC 232 Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
380,000 - 7/7 UFC 226 Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic
350,000 - 4/7 UFC 223 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta
350,000 - 1/20 UFC 220 Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou
325,000 - 12/1 Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder
300,000 - 8/4 UFC 227 T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt
260,000 - 3/3 UFC 222 Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya
250,000 - 6/9 UFC 225 Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero
250,000 - 11/3 UFC 230 Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
250,000 - 12/8 UFC 231 Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega
130,000 - 9/8 UFC 228 Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till
85,000 - 5/12 UFC 224 Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington
55,000 - 9/1 All In Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. & Fenix & Bandido
43,000 - 11/24 Golden Boy Promotions Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz

*Largest number for a non-boxing event in PPV history
**Largest number for a streaming event in history

@Myrddin Wild - these are from Dave. I know you like to keep records.

80-20 rule in full effect, the gingers are killing it

North America? I thought UFC included markets like Australia and Europe

 

[FWRGeorgie]

Very interesting, thanks for posting again Frankie. Some numbers there that I would have thought would have done better to be honest, including DC and Stipe

 

[20falarVerdades]

im glad im living inside your head.

i care way more than jon is still a cheater than how many ppvs he sold.

How is he a cheater when USADA cleared him

 

[Super Shotgun]

80-20 rule in full effect, the gingers are killing it

North America? I thought UFC included markets like Australia and Europe

Europe dont buy paper view, Australasia does tho

 

[FrankieNYC]

Very interesting, thanks for posting again Frankie. Some numbers there that I would have done better to be honest, including DC and Stipe

You are more than welcome
DC/Stipe certainly under-performed. No way to spin that

 

[Streeter]

Conor is the most under paid in combat sports. He literally equals all other ppvs together

 

[Horriblehim]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya sold 2x time more PPV than T-Wood only PPV.

Thats awesome

 

[FrankieNYC]

Conor is the most under paid in combat sports. He literally equals all other ppvs together

What do you think he should get for that last fight with Khabib?

 

[MescalineDreams]