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[Obliterator]

Well I think its safe to say McGregor is a draw. That is now 3 PPV's in a row he has headlined that have broken 1 million buys. Got to give props to Nate as well he helped market this thing like crazy. The trilogy when it eventually happens will be enormous

Current estimates indicate that UFC 202, the Aug. 20 show headlined by Conor McGregor's decision win over Nate Diaz, will be the most successful non-boxing pay-per-view event in the history of the genre.

Current estimates have the show doing 1.65 million buys on pay-per-view, putting it slightly ahead of UFC 196, the first McGregor vs. Diaz fight, which was estimated at 1.6 million. Both would be ahead of the prior record set at UFC 100 for the second Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir fight.

Sources close to the situation reveal that the DirecTV numbers were the highest in the promotion's history. UFC's own pay-per-view orders through the Internet were believed to have also broken the record set at UFC 196.

The 1.65 million projected number would not include orders directly through the UFC for streaming rather than traditional television.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/9/7...-looks-to-have-broken-ufc-pay-per-view-record

 

[Sephzilla]

And it was a damn good fight too

 

[MassiveNights]

 

[Jigolo]

Wow that's good for them.


How does this compare to some of boxing's best numbers?

 

[Obliterator]

Wow that's good for them.


How does this compare to some of boxing's best numbers?

It would be the 6th largest boxing PPV ever, so pretty damn good.

 

[hwalker84]

Conor stay winning! Hopefully his success brings an overall raise for all fighters.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Super heavyweight checks for everyone!

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Man way to go. Hes come a long way since playing ObiWan in the prequels.

 

[soundscream]

Wow that's good for them.


How does this compare to some of boxing's best numbers?

Mayweather Pac was like 4.6, then it drops to 2 million.

 

[Camwi]

It was a great event overall, so I'm glad so many people got to see it.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Was a great show and it was free on BT in the UK too.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

His Twitter feed is fun, dude is enjoying his wealth and lovin life.

 

[Fox318]

They may have had even more buys if it was at 200.

Them throwing bottles probably added 600,000 buys

 

[jmdajr]

They may have had even more buys if it was at 200.

Them throwing bottles probably added 600,000 buys

Carny4life!

 

[sammyCYBORG]

And it was a great fight too.

Connor knows how to play the game and can walk the walk. Fair play to him.

 

[Norml]

It was good for Nate to lose,intentional or not. He will be set when all is done with Conor.

 

[biosnake20]

He put in the wuork.

 

[nilbog21]

Well deserved money, what a fight. MMA is the new boxing.

 

[3N16MA]

Nate can retire. He pounced on an opportunity and cashed in.

 

[klonere]

Grats to Conor, even if he is a bit of a cunt.

Hope he gets his huge WWE payday whenever he wants to do that as well.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Wow that's good for them.


How does this compare to some of boxing's best numbers?

Mayweather Pac was like 4.6, then it drops to 2 million.

Boxing and MMA are both star driven, meaning you will always see spikes for the biggest matchups in each sport.

I think the bigger story is how much the average numbers for UFC PPVs have grown. The UFC has been built into a formidable brand. There is no equivalent in boxing.

 

[lightskintwin]

Well deserved money, what a fight. MMA is the new boxing.

LOL No it's not. MMA is the new MMA. Boxing is Boxing. The only difference is Boxing has already reached it's peak of popularity and is no longer a massive mainstream sport. MMA is relatively new and is still growing so there's no telling where and when it peaks at.

Boxing and MMA are both star driven, meaning you will always see spikes for the biggest matchups in each sport.

I think the bigger story is how much the average numbers for UFC PPVs have grown. The UFC has been built into a formidable brand. There is no equivalent in boxing.

This is spot on.

 

[BobLoblaw]

They couldn't have asked for a better rematch. It was insanely good even though I didn't agree with the outcome. Part 3 is gonna be great.

 

[cDNA]

How is the CM Punk fight tracking?

 

[darscot]

Nate is the luckiest fighter in the UFC. He was completely mediocrity and both him and his brother were going nowhere. Connor changed his entire life. I liked the Dias brothers as fighters but they are both dumb as sticks and would never have gotten a real pay day.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Conor better watch his back! Punk coming to break that record like he'll break Gall's jaw with the GTS!

 

[cLOUDo]

Punk is gonna break that record

Spoiler

and his body

 

[Norml]

Nate is the luckiest fighter in the UFC. He was completely mediocrity and both him and his brother were going nowhere. Connor changed his entire life. I liked the Dias brothers as fighters but they are both dumb as sticks and would never have gotten a real pay day.

Wasn't Nick getting paid the most besides GSP and Silva before Coner shows up and got busted for weed?

 

[crazygambit]

And he was pulled off 200 for not fulfilling his promotional duties. Insanity.

 

[darscot]

Wasn't Nick getting paid the most besides GSP and Silva before Coner shows up and got busted for weed?

A google search of his net worth is 800K compared to GSP at 25 Million. So I don't think so.

 

[nilbog21]

LOL No it's not. MMA is the new MMA. Boxing is Boxing. The only difference is Boxing has already reached it's peak of popularity and is no longer a massive mainstream sport. MMA is relatively new and is still growing so there's no telling where and when it peaks at.



This is spot on.

Wrong. Boxing has lost its prestige.

 

[lightskintwin]

Wrong. Boxing has lost its prestige.

LOL Prestige? Please elaborate.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Wrong. Boxing has lost its prestige.

I don't even know what this means.

Boxing is in decent shape, Errol Spence just got a record 6 million viewers on NBC and May-Pac generated $500M last year.

That said, as I wrote above, UFC has grown into a corporate juggernaut.

 

[Obliterator]

How is the CM Punk fight tracking?

Not even close, Meltzer thinks its gonna do between 300k and 400k

 

[KingBroly]

3rd fight's going to break over 2.5 million considering how good that fight was. People definitely want to see it again.

 

[VoxPop]

How is the CM Punk fight tracking?

I don't think it'll do more than 700K. Punk was never a draw even in WWE and doesn't really have that look that Brock had. Hopefully he does well though.


Well deserved for Conor and Nate though. Glad they finally topped that 100 number even if it wasn't by much.

 

[smurfx]

lol never thought nate diaz would be one of the main headliners in the biggest ufc ppv ever.

 

[RBelong2Us]

I don't think it'll do more than 700K. Punk was never a draw even in WWE

but 700k is a lot....

 

[Norml]

A google search of his net worth is 800K compared to GSP at 25 Million. So I don't think so.

I said besides him. Quick check says GSP payout was 400k vs 200k. And for Silva 800k vs 500k.

 

[darscot]

I said besides him. Quick check says GSP payout was 400k vs 200k. And for Silva 800k vs 500k.

Its the PPV buy ins and they don't list those. I found another list somewhere and Nick was at 68th in earnings. The Diaz brothers never made real money.

http://mma-manifesto.com/ufc-fighter-salary-database/salary-main/ufc-career-fighter-earnings.html

 

[smurfx]

Its the PPV buy ins and they don't list those. I found another list somewhere and Nick was at 68th in earnings. The Diaz brothers never made real money.

http://mma-manifesto.com/ufc-fighter-salary-database/salary-main/ufc-career-fighter-earnings.html

no way nate's agent let him sign the rematch without getting a cut of the ppv. he probably made more on this fight than he has in all of his other fights combined.

 

[darscot]

no way nate's agent let him sign the rematch without getting a cut of the ppv. he probably made more on this fight than he has in all of his other fights combined.

Oh Nate made out large because of Connor, that is my point.

 

[Anth0ny]

crazy, didn't feel like there was THAT much hype during fight week.

 

[wild wild rice]

It would be the 6th largest boxing PPV ever, so pretty damn good.

how about professional wrestling?

 

[BSsBrolly]

Oh Nate made out large because of Connor, that is my point.

Yep, Nate made $13 million with PPV cuts.

http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/nate-diaz/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-earn-estimated-15-million-13-million-respectively-ufc-202/

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But keep bitching at him because he doesn't want to fly all the way to LA to do promo 4 months before his next fight, Dana.

 

[lightskintwin]

how about professional wrestling?

The highest PPV buyrate for wrestling was 1.2 million which was Wrestlemania 28 that featured The Rock vs John Cena as main event.

 

[jett]

Deserved, that was probably the best UFC fight I've seen that I can remember.

 

[darscot]

Yep, Nate made $13 million with PPV cuts.

http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/nate-diaz/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-earn-estimated-15-million-13-million-respectively-ufc-202/

Conner literally added two zeros to Nate's pay. He was probably pulling 100K if he was lucky before Conner.

 

[Rhaknar]

Yep, Nate made $13 million with PPV cuts.

http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/nate-diaz/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-earn-estimated-15-million-13-million-respectively-ufc-202/

I'd get my face smashed like Nate did for 13mill. Good for him.

Third match is going to do monster numbers since its 1-1 and then Nate can retire.