7 Things We Learned From UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
2. UFC 194 Is Trending To Do Huge Numbers
In addition to bringing in a a record-setting gate, the pay-per-view numbers are trending toward it being one of, if not the biggest events in the promotion's history. The numbers won't be released for a few days, but speculation already has this show shaping it to top the list. For a reference, the previous top five were as follows" UFC 100 - 1.6 million buys UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin - 1.116 million buys UFC 158: St. Pierre vs. Diaz UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 - 1.1 million buys UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez - 1.05 million buys UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2: 1.05 million buys This list shows how important big name stars - Brock Lesnar, GSP - and grudge matches - Liddell/Ortiz, GSP/Diaz - are to doing big numbers. McGregor has now become one of those big name stars and he makes it a point to turn every fight of his into a grudge match of sorts. When discussing the pay-per-view numbers for 194, Dana White said "This thing is trending in every way, shape and form to be the biggest thing we've ever done."
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