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Diaz vs. McGregor 2 looks to have broken UFC pay-per-view record
- Updated: September 7, 2016
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. However, the streaming numbers give the UFC immediate figures where they can project how well a show is going to do.The UFC does not usually release pay-per-view numbers. Dana White did say after the event that it was trending to be the biggest show ever.Usual strong indicators, such as television ratings for the prelims and other programs related to …
