Conor is light years ahead of Floyd in PPV performance

[LockardTheGOAT]

the thing about this tho is this is what ufc says. the real numbers of anything ufc are never publically released. its also comparing apples to oranges its a ufc ppv not a mcgregor ppv where as floyd ppv are actually floyds ppv.

PPVs headlined by McGregor far exceed the ones that aren't (with the exception of Rousey), so yeah, it kinda is the McGregor show.

[BennyST]

Meh, so what....

Take Floyd's top two PPV's and they equal more than all of Conor's combined.

Just think about that. Two PPV's of Floyds got more views than all of Conor's combined. Considering the absurd amount of backing and promotion Conor has in comparison, that's hilarious.

[LockardTheGOAT]

Meh, so what....

Take Floyd's top two PPV's and they equal more than all of Conor's combined.

Just think about that. Two PPV's of Floyds got more views than all of Conor's combined. Considering the absurd amount of backing and promotion Conor has in comparison, that's hilarious.

His top two PPVs were also against guys that were big names themselves - Pacquiao and Dela Hoya, the former being something that was built up for nearly six years before happening - whereas Conor has never headlined against a fellow big draw before.

[BennyST]

His top two PPVs were also against guys that were big names themselves - Pacquiao and Dela Hoya, the former being something that was built up for nearly six years before happening - whereas Conor has never headlined against a fellow big draw before.

Doesn't change the fact that it only took two of Floyds PPVs to eclipse Conor's entire PPV career so far.

Also, every single one of Conor's cards is stacked with as many UFC stars in huge fights as possible. So your point is laughable.

[LockardTheGOAT]

Doesn't change the fact that it only took two of Floyds PPVs to eclipse Conor's entire PPV career so far.

Also, every single one of Conor's cards is stacked with as many UFC stars in huge fights as possible. So your point is laughable.

It matters when there's a stronger reason for those PPVs doing well than what you can say about Conor (two draws in the main event instead of only one), and when one of those fights was built up for half a decade. It also matters when Floyd has headlined, what, 15 or 16 PPVs overall? Much larger sample size to pick from. We're not exactly comparing things on an even playing field here. Conor is only just getting started.

Your second point is completely laughable. "Stacked cards" are just buzzwords for whenever you lot want to diminish or take away from Conor's drawing power. His PPVs aren't any more "stacked" than the ones without him, and 99% of guys aren't PPV draws anyway. The average UFC PPV without McGregor does around 250,000-300,000 buys, and the average PPV with him exceeds one million, regardless of the undercard. There's a reason for that.

[Larry the boss]

It matters when there's a stronger reason for those PPVs doing well than what you can say about Conor (two draws in the main event instead of only one), and when one of those fights was built up for half a decade. It also matters when Floyd has headlined, what, 15 or 16 PPVs overall? Much larger sample size to pick from. We're not exactly comparing things on an even playing field here. Conor is only just getting started.

Your second point is completely laughable. "Stacked cards" are just buzzwords for whenever you lot want to diminish or take away from Conor's drawing power. His PPVs aren't any more "stacked" than the ones without him, and 99% of guys aren't PPV draws anyway. The average UFC PPV without McGregor does around 250,000-300,000 buys, and the average PPV with him exceeds one million, regardless of the undercard. There's a reason for that.

why did you run to a boxing forum to suck off the UFC's flavor of the month?? last year it was Rousey now it is Connor, next year it will be someone else who will rise to fame and talk about Mayweather none stop

[Lester Tutor]

UFC cards are stacked. You are paying for quality fights throughout the event not just the McGregor fight. McGregor adds a few hundred thousand but those UFC events sell well without him.

This is very true. UFC still has the structure like fake commercial wrestling from 80s. those fans didn't just tune into Hogan... ironically, wasn't wrestlemania a PPV thing?

[soul_survivor]

People either dont watch UFC or avoid this but a UFC ppv is built on the back of lots of top fighters on a single card. Both May and Pac have sold PPVs on their own essentially and sometimes off the back of name opponents. May had Garcia v Matt on one card and Khan on another but that's about it.

I watch UFC not just for McG but the whole damn card they put on and in pretty much ever recent case, the other fighters have had better fights and probably more meaningful for those divisions.

[Bigg Rigg]

Yes, but what does it mean really? De La Hoya at 25 was more popular than Floyd at 25 as well but it was Floyd who ended up with all the revenue records. Conor may be bigger at 28 but I doubt he'll remain on top until his late 30s like Floyd did either.

We have to wait it out and see what he does next and beyond

[Johnwoo8686]

It matters when there's a stronger reason for those PPVs doing well than what you can say about Conor (two draws in the main event instead of only one), and when one of those fights was built up for half a decade. It also matters when Floyd has headlined, what, 15 or 16 PPVs overall? Much larger sample size to pick from. We're not exactly comparing things on an even playing field here. Conor is only just getting started.

Your second point is completely laughable. "Stacked cards" are just buzzwords for whenever you lot want to diminish or take away from Conor's drawing power. His PPVs aren't any more "stacked" than the ones without him, and 99% of guys aren't PPV draws anyway. The average UFC PPV without McGregor does around 250,000-300,000 buys, and the average PPV with him exceeds one million, regardless of the undercard. There's a reason for that.

You clearly don't really follow the UFC and only follow McGregor. Stacked cards are not a buzz word because they are a real thing. Several of the fights on McGregor's undercard were big enough to have headlined a PPV on their own. Holly vs Miesha was big because Holly had just upset Ronda Rousey. Woodley vs Thompson was big because Woodley had just upset Robbie Lawler. And the Diaz brothers have a pretty significant following in the MMA world already.

Conor is a star, and there is no question about it but his numbers are significantly boosted by UFC promotion and adding big names to the undercard.