UFC 175 PPV numbers are in

[Actualized174]

http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/8/8/5979877/ufc-175-looks-to-have-topped-500000-pay-per-view-buys

UFC 175, which featured title defenses by both Chris Weidman and Ronda Rousey, was UFC's most successful pay-per-view show of 2014.

The show is estimated a doing between 500,000 and 545,000 buys based on various cable sources. It would be the largest number since UFC 168, also headlined by Weidman and Rousey, that was one of the few shows in UFC history to do in the 1 million buy category.

Weidman retained his title in the July 5 main event from Las Vegas, with a five-round win over Lyoto Machida in one of the year's most exciting fights. Rousey ran through Alexis Davis in 16 seconds, which tied for the second-fastest title fight in UFC history. The show did slightly above most expectations going in.

Not bad at all, considering how bad overall PPVs for everything has been doing lately.

 

[Tooth and Nail]

Paul is never wrong.

 

[Fresh Burek]

Yea not bad for what PPV buys have been lately.

I think Anderson vs. Diaz does 1 million if they can stack the rest of the card.

 

[UL]

That's shit...

Should have been around 1m with this huge star called Ronda

Weidman vs Machida would have done around 400-500k anyway

 

[Sirwastealot]

Yea that's pretty good. I think i predicted somewhere around that number, and for me this confirms weidman as one of the bigger PPV draws for UFC right now.

 

[Ogg]

Chris > Honda

 

[tuco1808]

I thought rousey was a 2m+ attraction

 

[EliteLurker]

That's shit...

Should have been around 1m with this huge star called Ronda

Weidman vs Machida would have done around 400-500k anyway

No way, without Ronda that number dips a lot, but It's good to see Weidman can draw some when he's not fighting Anderson.

 

[Gigaton Punch]

This is the new high watermark for the UFC.

If anybody thinks they are drawing 1 mil anytime soon outside of a GSP or Brock return, they are fucking delusional.

 

[WestCoast]

I wonder if the struve fight had people wanting to buy as well,
I know I was really looking forward to seeing him comeback

 

[Hespect Housey**]

Anyone remember Honda Housey and Weidman explicitly acknowledging they're a good PPV pair during a press conference?

Immediately remembered that upon reading this. And they are.

 

[acewayne]

Looks like the Weidman/Ronda pair will continue as long as they're champs and it lines up.

 

[VIP1349]

That's shit...

Should have been around 1m with this huge star called Ronda

Weidman vs Machida would have done around 400-500k anyway

Had a big party with some casual to more common watchers. The one constant? They all knew Ronda and her fight was the one most cared about.

She puts butts in seats and if she had someone that could test her she would sell even better. She did over 300k with one of the worst undercards ever at 170. She can draw man, quit being delusional.

 

[TheKnightMare]

4 years ago a card like that would easily do 1 million.

 

[PaulRFC53]

This is the new high watermark for the UFC.

If anybody thinks they are drawing 1 mil anytime soon outside of a GSP or Brock return, they are fucking delusional.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Sirwastealot]

I wonder if the struve fight had people wanting to buy as well,
I know I was really looking forward to seeing him comeback

Yes, 5000 of the 545,000 bought it for struve

 

[PaulRFC53]

4 years ago a card like that would easily do 1 million.

Not a chance.

When has Machida ever been a big draw? and Weidman is a new champ who is hardly an established name either. A Rousey squash fight can only bring so much attention but if that card still had Sonnen vs Silva then I could have seen it doing around 700k.

 

[Tom Taylor]

I didn't even realize 168 had done a million buys. Thats good. It had Anderson though. 500+ is pretty good for 175 too, considering the Chris and R3 are relatively young stars. I wonder what 178 will do. Maybe 600k or so? Silva vs Diaz might break a mill if they have a good co-main. Strange, erratic times for the PPV game.

 

[mccallievols]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

Not a chance.

When has Machida ever been a big draw? and Weidman is a new champ who is hardly an established name either. A Rousey squash fight can only bring so much attention but if that card still had Sonnen vs Silva then I could have seen it doing around 700k.

you clearly don't either.

 

[Shogun Rising]

It's the first PPV I've bought since Weidman-Silva II. Many of this year's PPVs have just seemed lackluster for the most part—and a lot of them have controversial endings as well.

The Faber-Barao fight was a hard sell anyway and then the way it ended just leaves a bad taste in people's mouth.