Conor McGregor’s Pay‑Per‑View Claim Tested

McGregor said his last fight sold more PPV buys than six recent UFC cards combined. The claim sparked a quick look at the numbers. The report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter listed events for 2024 and 2025, with UFC 300 topping the list at about 615, 000 buys. The next card, UFC 301 in Brazil, did not reach six figures after the huge draw of UFC 300. UFC has since moved away from PPV in the U. S. , opting for a subscription model on Paramount+.According to Sports Business Journal data, McGregor’s trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier pulled in 1. 8 million buys, the second‑largest UFC PPV ever. The six cards mentioned in the newsletter total 1. 782 million buys, so McGregor’s figure is slightly higher but not by a wide margin. The comparison shows that while the fighter remains a top draw, the gap between his event and recent cards is narrow. The UFC’s shift to streaming may change how future events are measured, but McGregor’s claim still holds up in raw numbers.