MMA Fighting reports that UFC 227 is estimated to have done 300,000 PPV buys. The event was headline by two title fights in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions.
According to the report by Dave Meltzer, the PPV buys are in the same range as the April 7th PPV featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta.
The event was headlined by Cody Garbrandt gaining a rematch against T.J. Dillashaw for the bantamweight title. Dillahsaw stopped Garbrandt in the first round. The co-main saw Demetrious Johnson fall to Henry Cejudo ending the long title reign of Mighty Mouse and flyweight.
Payout Perspective:
The indicators for the event did not really point to this card doing 300,000 buys. The Prelims airing on FX drew 717,000 viewers although it was the third highest on cable. The google searches for Saturday drew over 1 Million for “UFC 227.” But, what may have sold the PPV was the bad blood between Dillashaw and Garbrand as it’s a foregone conclusion that Johnson is not a PPV draw. With Cejudo as champion, we will see how the UFC packages him.
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