Looks like UFC is at it again... This time on NOV 14 with UFC 105...

[gingeralbino]

Tyson-Holyfield (rematch) did 1.99 Million US buys, Tyson-Lewis did 1.97 million US buys and huge numbers in the UK too, Tyson-Holyfield (first fight) 1.59 millions US buys, Foreman-Holyfield 1.4 million US buys, Holyfield-Lewis 1.2 millions buys

Tell me Oscar is the only one that has come close to 1.5 Million US buys?

outside the heavyweights who else has? only Oscar

[Check]

ufc 100 did 1.5 million PPV buys

that cannot be ignored

No one outside Oscar has ever done that in boxing

Tyson has done it MANY times. No one outside of Brock Lesnar could ever do over 1 million in UFC btw. Big boxing events will always do better than big MMA events unless its with a cross over guy that brings in the WWE fans. MMA cards that are just for MMA fans only do 400-600k, no matter how big the MMA star is.

I love how MMA fans are saying **** like well its in the day or its free on ****e. Point is you would get **** stomped and lose both times so you are forced into those slots.

[Heru]

Tyson-Holyfield (rematch) did 1.99 Million US buys, Tyson-Lewis did 1.97 million US buys and huge numbers in the UK too, Tyson-Holyfield (first fight) 1.59 millions US buys, Foreman-Holyfield 1.4 million US buys, Holyfield-Lewis 1.2 millions buys

Tell me Oscar is the only one that has come close to 1.5 Million US buys?

You forgot Mayweather-Hatton doing 1.2-1.3 million in the UK and 900k+ in the US. MMgay fans have selective memory.

[Beater_of_ass]

ufc 100 did 1.5 million PPV buys

that cannot be ignored

No one outside Oscar has ever done that in boxing

UFC 100 did that because it was like having Paq/DLH, Mayweather/Hatton and Cotto/Marg all on the same card. They won't see a number like that for a VERY VERY long time, that card was absolutely stacked. Bisping headlining a card isn't going to break 400k even in the UK with the last KO he suffered. Its the same thing if Hatton was going to headline a card, the buys would suck because he looked like complete garbage in his last fight, as did Silva for that matter. Essentially they just put two guys in a rebound fight, its not going to do well at all.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

You know the ones who usually harp on a subject are the ones most afraid.

There is no way that the 105 card would compete with Pac/Coto. The numbers for that challenge isn't really going to be there mainly due to the live feed being on when everybody is working or visiting folks. Even the sports pubs won't put up the 10 PM replay. Euro cards draw some decent numbers but it's nothing to crow about. The card will probably be cozy as well.

I'm happy that Pac/Coto will do gangbusters. I really am. To celebrate it as a victory over MMA however is like celebrating your victory over invaders because you forced them to take the mountain path.

[Texanballer]

Wont this be live like in the afternoon becuase of time difference anyways?

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

Wont this be live like in the afternoon becuase of time difference anyways?

yeah. 4 or 5 PM EST. in the states.

[Phenomkidd]

UFC schedules their events way ahead of time, as do most MMA organizations. Difference since the promotion makes the fights with fighters in the same org vs fighters making fights with each other in boxing.

[sandyvahra]

Only in the UFC will a guy who got KTFO badly headline the next card. Garbage.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

Only in the UFC will a guy who got KTFO badly headline the next card. Garbage.

Just basing his popularity on his last fight is ridiculous. No one survives a Hendo Haymaker. It too damn deceptive. Sure, Bisping should have taken great care and watched for it, but to say that he doesn't have any right to headline again based on being put down by it is ******ed.

If we go by your criteria, Wanderlei shouldn't be there either because he got starched by the Haymaker too.