At UFC 100, Brock Lesnar’s defeat of Frank Mir helped the company set a record with 1.6 million PPV buys. Can Lesnar’s fight on the UFC 200 main card help the company set a record yet again? Things have changed since July 2009 when Lesnar manhandled Frank Mir in two rounds. However, the UFC is […]
PPV History
UFC 196 trending to be biggest PPV ever
The UFC has indicated that UFC 196 is trending to be the biggest PPV in the company’s history according to a press release sent out by the promotion. UFC 196 had the highest digital PPV sales of all-time in addition to a record 4.9 million viewers for the UFC’s Embedded series. Dana White has claimed […]
UFC 193 estimated at over 1M PPV buys, second best ever per Fertitta
UFC 193 is on track to be the second-largest PPV in company history according to Lorenzo Fertitta. In speaking with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports Fertitta indicated that it was currently tracking third but would finish behind only UFC 100. UFC 100 drew 1.6 million viewers in July 2009. Fertitta confirmed that UFC 193 sold […]
Can UFC 188 break the June swoon for PPVs?
With UFC 188 set for Saturday, we shall see whether the event featuring Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum improve upon June’s usual dismal PPV buy rates. Based on the info compiled by MMA Payout: 2011 UFC 131, Vancouver, BC – Dos Santos vs. Carwin – 330,000 2012 UFC 147, Belo Horizonte, Brazil – W. Silva […]
PPV History – Looking at UFC 175 headliners Weidman and Rousey
As we await Saturday’s UFC 175, let’s take a look at the headliners and their PPV history. Chris Weidman Despite Ronda Rousey’s popularity, it’s Weidman that is on top of the marquee Saturday when he faces Lyoto Machida. Weidman’s PPV and gate numbers have been impressive in his last two outings. Of course, those two fights […]