If Conor
McGregor is to be believed, UFC 246 sold more pay-per-views
than initially projected.
The former two-division champion shared a document from Zuffa, LLC
that listed UFC 246 having a projected total of 1.285 million buys
and a collected reported figure of 1.353 million buys in regards to
McGregor’s pay-per-view points.
McGregor defeated Donald
Cerrone via technical knockout 40 seconds into the opening
round of their Jan. 18 bout. In his post, McGregor claims that UFC
246 is the promotion’s top-selling event of 2020.
“Congrats to the [UFC] on a well fought 2020! The only sporting
company on the planet to come through the entire year! Incredible!”
McGregor wrote. “I am honoured to secure their highest PPV of the
year with McGregor Vs Cerrone. “Congrats Donald, and also on his
double submission win last night.”
Congrats to the @ufc on a well
fought 2020! The only sporting company on the planet to come
through the entire year! Incredible!
I am honoured to secure their highest PPV of the year with McGregor
Vs Cerrone.
Congrats Donald, and also on his double submission win last night.
#No1
pic.twitter.com/Xvh76Gki3U— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
December 21, 2020
That figure exceeds what was initially revealed during a company
conference call early this year, when Disney CEO and Chairman
Robert Iger announced that UFC 246
drew approximately 1 million pay-per-view buys to ESPN+.
If McGregor’s claim is true, UFC 246 would indeed surpass UFC 251
as the top pay-per-view draw of the year. UFC 251
reportedly drew 1.3 million buys on ESPN+ for a card headlined
by a welterweight championship duel between Kamaru
Usman and Jorge
Masvidal.
McGregor is scheduled to return to action for a rematch with
Dustin
Poirier at UFC 257 on Jan. 23.
100% offence. 100% defence.
Highest PPV. Highest gate.
Fastest Main Event KO of the year.
2020. 40 seconds.
Roll on 2021!
#McGregorSportsAndEntertainment pic.twitter.com/C0ueay2R7p— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
December 21, 2020