MMA Fighting reports that UFC 202 is currently estimated at doing 1.65 million PPV buys. The number puts it ahead of UFC 196 in PPV buys. Prior to this year, the top PPV event for the UFC was UFC 100 which posted 1.6M buys on July 11, 2009. In the main event Brock Lesnar faced […]
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Report: UFC 202 trending to 1.2M to 1.5M PPV buys
UFC 202 is trending to be one of the top PPV buys in the history of the company as Dave Meltzer is reporting that the estimated buys are ranging from 1.2 million to 1.5 million buys. UFC 202 featured the Conor-Nate II with McGregor taking the majority decision in an epic 5-round battle. The estimated […]
UFC 202: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective for UFC 202. This time we take a look at Diaz-McGregor II at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor gains revenge on Diaz It was a majority decision for Conor McGregor as 2 judges scored the bout for McGregor while the third judge determined it a […]
Will there be punishment for Diaz, McGregor after UFC 202 press conference?
The water bottle flinging episode which ended the UFC 202 press conference on Wednesday provided some buzz for an event that lacks previous big fights. But, will Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor be punished for their actions. If you have not seen the press conference, McGregor showed up about 30 minutes late to the press […]
Legal letter-wrangling goes on in Wilder-Povetkin lawsuit
The letter-writing battle between parties in the Wilder-Povetkin lawsuit is heating up as the parties have exchanged terse letters with the court about Wilder’s Motion to Dismiss the Povetkin lawsuit. For background on the lawsuit, you can look here. Long story short, a bout between Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin set in Russia for this […]