So MMA>Boxing now?

[RetroSpeed05]

There last ppv just did crazy numbers. Mostly thanks to Jorge and he came in on 6 days notice.

Coner, Khabib, now Jorge could all do 1 mill+ ppvs with fighting a virtually unknown to the public. While in boxing you will only see ppv number like this if its a big mega fight. UFC mega fight will do 3 mill+ if Conor vs Khabib rematch happen. First one did 2.5 mil.

What happened to boxing stars like Floyd and Pac? Boxing desperately need some more stars.

Breaking: UFC 251, headlined by Kamaru Usman-Jorge Masvidal, generated approximately 1.3 million pay-per-view buys on ESPN+, multiple sources tell The Athletic. The debut of Fight Island in Abu Dhabi produced the most UFC PPVs since Khabib-Conor in 2018https://t.co/VsiYpzK9T6

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 13, 2020

[sicko]

I've been making this argument for the last 4-5 Days but hey I see many of my fellow boxing fans are in denial. That Arrogance from Boxing Fans as well as the Powers That Be In Boxing is exactly why Boxing has fallen behind MMA/UFC "IN AMERICA"

Wilder vs Fury can't even get a legit 1 Million Buys and those are Heavyweights

[KTFOKING]

Why just now? Wake up, stateside this isn't even close. MMA, or the UFC in particular has surpassed boxing big time. Just look at the ratings boxing does and compare it to the UFC. When is the last time a boxing PPV did 1.3M buys? This wasn't even their Canelo Alvarez or Anthony Joshua fighting.

[Southpawology]

1.3 million WOW.....

[Beercules]

It's just more structured



Boxing is all over the place. Fighter A won't fight fighter B due to promotions.



Plus that UFC251 card was good.

[BKM-]

There used to be many Pacquiao's and Mayweather's, now there's maybe 2 or 3 with no signs of new blood who can take it to that level.
MMA isn't producing the same amount of stars it did years ago either but it's not in the same decline as boxing.

MMA will likely prevail. Not so much because of the sports itself but because the ones who run MMA are more gritty. Dana White for instance fought hard to keep putting up UFC cards even at the peak of the pandemic and they're working hard right now producing big shows. Boxing is a corrupt ****show.

[TMLT87]

UFC is more consistent PPV draw because they make big fights more regularly, stack their cards more, and its just a more entertaining sport. Theyve been the more consistent draw since the late 00s though, its not a new thing. Its just that back then Floyd and Pac were carrying boxing on PPV ensuring that every year there would be 2-3 boxing matches that would break a million buys. Boxing doesnt have two stars like that to fall back on now (plus the whole Canelo DAZN thing) but it still has its moments, that Fury/Wilder rematch was big.

[LoadedWraps]

Lol the drama queens on here never stop.

It was a stacked card during a lockdown and pandemic, in the middle of a weekly UFC card drop and when boxing has not been as active.

Not really worried or concerned, or even impressed. A lot of people I know watched the fights that don't even really like MMA like that because what else is there to do on a Saturday night? I watched some prelims but played 2k20. Just not into MMA like that anymore.

Unprecedented times have caused people to stay inside and watch more tv, play more games, binge watch shows, it's not that crazy a stacked PPV card sells well, what other sports are there? What other entertainment elements did it compete with? Lol.

I'm proud of the boxing sanctioning bodies etc that have been slow on the rebound. The virus is serious, and people failing to take it seriously is part of why cases and deaths have spiked. Would be cool if a boxing island was organized but I'm not really clamoring for it, there are more important things in the world than any sport right now, and to be honest, always.

[Brother Mouzone]

It's just more structured



Boxing is all over the place. Fighter A won't fight fighter B due to promotions.



Plus that UFC251 card was good.

The bolded is the problem , I watch both equally but boxing is my 1st love .UFC 251 was a stacked card , that had some big names on it.Main event was a dud though, Snoozeman style is horrible he will need very very very strong under cards to sell any PPvs..

[dan_cov]

It only did so well because there is nothing else on TV and they aren't likely to tune in again after that muck.

You had a young fighter fighting a completely washed up Aldo who didn't deserve a title shot. Aldo fighting for a title is a joke in itself. The old, washed up Aldo typically gassed and ended up getting a horrendous beating for a good minute longer than he should have.
Then you had a robbery followed by 25 minutes of someone stamping on the toes of a last minute replacement.