According to the latest statistics, UFC 257: Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor has made 1.6 million Pay-per-view. Of the 1.6 million purchases of PPV, 1.2 million from the United States and about 400,000 PPVs from other countries.
This can be said to be a great success, especially when placed in the context that many MMA fans are having to waist for the abdomen because of Covid-19, and ESPN decided to increase the price to see online to $ 69.99, equivalent to more than 1.6 million VND each, Dustin Poirier, knocked down Conor McGregor.
With 1.6 million to buy PPV, UFC 257 will stand in line with UFC 202: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2, becoming an event with the second largest payment for UFC. The only event with higher PPV than UFC 257 is UFC 229: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor with 2.4 million buy PPV.
Top events with the highest Pay-Perra-view of UFC history:
1 – UFC 229: Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor (2018): 2.4 million
2 – UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor (2021): 1.6 million (not yet adequate statistics)
2 – UFC 202: McGregor Vs. Diaz 2 (2016): 1.6 million
4 – UFC 196: McGregor Vs. Diaz (2016): 1,317 million
5 – UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir 2 (2009): 1.3 million
5 – UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor (2016): 1.3 million