Cris “Cyborg” Justino gave a hint about the buy rate for UFC 219. According to a tweet sent out on Sunday night, she claims that it was the third-highest selling PPV for 2017. Early indicators for #ufc219 my 1st ppv as a main event have it as the 3rd most purchased @ufc event of 2017 […]
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MPO Year in Review: No. 6 Down year for UFC PPVs
It was a disappointing year for UFC PPVs as 4 UFC PPVs did not surpass 200,000 PPV buys. The absence of Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey and lack of another UFC star to appeal to the mainstream hurt this year’s events. UFC 208: 200,000 UFC 209: 300,000 UFC 210: 300,000 UFC 211: 300,000 UFC 212: 167,000 […]
MPO Year in Review: Bellator NYC does not deliver
It was Bellator MMA’s big debut in New York City as it returned to PPV with the long-awaited grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Scott Coker stated that the mid-200,000 (buys) would be respectable. However, the PPV card disappointed with 95,000 buys. The event also featured Fedor Emelianenko as he faced Matt Mitrione. […]
Showtime announces Mayweather-McGregor draws 4.3 million domestic PPV buys
On Thursday, Showtime announced that the official domestic PPV buys for August’s Mayweather-McGregor fight drew 4.3 million PPV buys which fell short of the record set by Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. Showtime also announced that it drew over $600 million in total revenue. The Mayweather-McGregor fight was second biggest gate ever with […]
Early estimates of UFC 217 PPV are at 875,000
Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting is reporting that early estimates of the UFC 217 drew 875,000 PPV buys in North America making it the biggest PPV show for 2017 thus far. UFC 217 featured Georges St Pierre’s return against middleweight champion Michael Bisping in addition to two other championship fights. Google trends reflected strong interest […]