"Mayweather is not an International Superstar" Dana White

[IronDanHamza]

Let's just make it clear, this isn't about money or nothing.

It's about popularity, and McGregor's current popularity exceeds anything mayweather has experienced.

Money and popularity have a pretty clear correlation.

Nah, not at all. McGregor is new on the scene, he's only been a star for about a year. I didn't know who he was until last year.

There's nothing to suggest that he's as popular as Mayweather was not worldwide and definitely not in America.

In Ireland he is.

[Szef]

How popular is McGregor / UFC in Poland?

MMA is popular but UFC is not. We have our own organisation, KSW, which is almost always on PPV and kind of resembles Pride. McGregor is popular amongst hard core MMA fans, but he's unknown to casuals. So was Floyd.

[IronDanHamza]

I don't know. But his ratio is a helluva lot more believable than Mayweathers.

He's not flavour of the month. He did 1.4 million PPV buys in 2015. Was in the national press since 2013 on the weekly. He's been popular for year.

Well that's exactly what we are discussing. I haven't said he made more money or he's a better fighter?

His popularity has exceeded Mayweather's, there's absolutely no doubt about it.

But that also comes down to Mayweather never really being that popular on his own and never really having anything interesting to bring to the table.

Ok well what you are doing there are speculating based off nothing. We don't know who has brought followers and how many.

Secondly, I wasn't aware that the UFC have released any official PPV numbers.

National press weekly since 2013? What national press? You're telling me he was known in 2013? He only became known on the global scale last year. He wasn't even on PPV until late 2014

If you really think that then that's nice but he has nothing to support that theory. All the numbers are with Mayweather.

[Canelo and GGG]

Money and popularity have a pretty clear correlation.

Nah, not at all. McGregor is new on the scene, he's only been a star for about a year. I didn't know who he was until last year.

There's nothing to suggest that he's as popular as Mayweather was not worldwide and definitely not in America.

In Ireland he is.

Not allways true ,just look at my example with John Cena ,his more popular worldwide then Floyd but his not pulling Floyd type of money for WWE,PPl know him but i doesnt mean they watch WWE,same with Mcgregor ppl know him but it doesnt mean they all buy his PPVs .

Floyd made max money from his fans.

[-PBP-]

With the amount of money he made in boxing I doubt he cares what you refer to him as. Superstar, villain, who gives a **** ass. No one in UFC has or likely will hit those numbers any time soon.

[-PBP-]

Floyd doesn't really have a lot of fans. Lol y'all dumb if u think he does. 50 percent of the ppl buying ppv's was fan of his opponent. 35 percent just wanted to see him lose. The other 15 was his ppl. Lol

His opponents were bringing the fans to the arena and buying the ppvs yet they were getting flat fees to fight him. Flat fees that were the highest pay days of their career. Flat fees that Floyd tricks on his hoes

Either they were being managed but the dumbest fools in history or you're completely delusional.

[LacedUp]

Ok well what you are doing there are speculating based off nothing. We don't know who has brought followers and how many.

Secondly, I wasn't aware that the UFC have released any official PPV numbers.

National press weekly since 2013? What national press? You're telling me he was known in 2013? He only became known on the global scale last year. He wasn't even on PPV until late 2014

If you really think that then that's nice but he has nothing to support that theory. All the numbers are with Mayweather.

It's not based on nothing. I've stated exactly how it's supported - On social media trends. You just deny it, by saying "we don't know who has bought followers"

Well, show me any other athlete who has 14 million followers on instagram but only gets 30k likes on their photo in 8 hours like Floyd's last photo.

Well they have and Dana White said it only yesterday on The Herd when he offered Floyd the 25million.

Mate, Conor McGregor exploded in 2015 - He did a world tour in '15. and he has received national press in the UK especially since '13 in most of the major sundays.

All numbers are not at all with Mayweather. It's simply not true.

[LacedUp]

Money and popularity have a pretty clear correlation.

Nah, not at all. McGregor is new on the scene, he's only been a star for about a year. I didn't know who he was until last year.

There's nothing to suggest that he's as popular as Mayweather was not worldwide and definitely not in America.

In Ireland he is.

There is plenty to suggest that since UFC is broadcasted in more countries live than Mayweather's fights. They broadcast in 150+ countries with most events.

I haven't said America once, since america is not international in itself.

[IronDanHamza]

It's not based on nothing. I've stated exactly how it's supported - On social media trends. You just deny it, by saying "we don't know who has bought followers"

Well, show me any other athlete who has 14 million followers on instagram but only gets 30k likes on their photo in 8 hours like Floyd's last photo.

Well they have and Dana White said it only yesterday on The Herd when he offered Floyd the 25million.

Mate, Conor McGregor exploded in 2015 - He did a world tour in '15. and he has received national press in the UK especially since '13 in most of the major sundays.

All numbers are not at all with Mayweather. It's simply not true.

He's a 40 year old retired boxer man.

You're comparing McGregor at his highest point, what were Mayweather's "trends" a few years ago?

No they haven't. Dana White saying it isn't official. Show me official released numbers.

Bollocks, sheer bull**** on your part. Provide me with one newspaper article from 2013 about Conor McGregor from one of the major U.K. Newspapers or any of them actually. The U.K. National press has only just recently started covering the UFC let alone McGregor himself. Sky Sports News don't either.

Yes they are.

PPV Numbers - Mayweather
Live gates - Mayweather
Followers - Mayweather

Likes on pictures in 2016 - McGregor Must mean he's more popular.

[hectari]

Mayweather and pacquiao are equal in star status, their names are linked so if you know floyd you know manny and vice versa.

Mcgregor is popular, and the hottest star in ufc, but ronda rousey according to dana white was the biggest star bigger than conor, if ronda kept winning she would be the draw, breaking floyds numbers. Ronda was getting so famous and hyped even having nfl football players and tyson thinking she could whoop men