McGregor's PPV boast
Conor McGregor claimed his last UFC event outperformed recent high-profile PPVs — specifically naming UFC 300 at about 615K buys and UFC 302 at about 410K — saying his show beat them 'combined.' (x.com)
Dave Meltzer’s March 27 Wrestling Observer Newsletter published new buy estimates that list UFC 300 at 615,000 buys, UFC 301 at 67,000 buys, UFC 302 at 410,000 buys, UFC 303 at 274,000 buys, UFC 311 at 240,000 buys and UFC 312 at 176,000 buys. (ewrestlingnews.com) Multiple outlets relayed Conor McGregor’s X posts boasting that his most recent headliner outsold several of those cards “combined,” with Bloody Elbow and NYFights reporting his gloating messages on social media. (bloodyelbow.com) Adding Meltzer’s figures for UFC 300 (615,000) and UFC 302 (410,000) yields about 1,025,000 combined buys according to the Wrestling Observer estimates. (ewrestlingnews.com) Independent industry reports place McGregor-era PPV peaks far higher: Sports Business Journal and Wrestling Observer reporting put UFC 264 at roughly 1.8 million global buys and UFC 257 at about 1.6 million buys. (f4wonline.com) McGregor has floated differing PPV totals himself in the past, including a now-deleted June 2024 post claiming “500K ppv buys” for UFC 302 that was tracked by outlets at the time. (si.com) Meltzer’s numbers are industry estimates published in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and outlets rely on those because the UFC has not routinely released detailed PPV breakdowns under the ESPN+/streaming era amid wider reporting about falling PPV buys and the promotion’s 2026 shift to Paramount+. (f4wonline.com)
