UFC President Dana White assures Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov will draw two-million pay-per-view
UFC President Dana White has spruiked the upcoming super-fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov as the biggest fight in the sport’s history.
White assured the matchup would draw two-million pay-per-view sales which would fetch a staggering $180 Million of profit from viewership alone.
“Believe me when I tell you, this will be massive,” White told Yahoo Sports.
“I am confident it will do 2 million on pay-per-view.”
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Tickets for the fight sold out in three hours which should earn the UFC an additional $20 Million at the gate, as fans flock to watch how the biggest name in the sport deals with arguably the most dangerous threat to his legacy.
As protocol, the organisation comps all of its fighters free tickets to any UFC event but with the October 6th bout things are a little different.
UFC veteran Daniel Cormier purchased two tickets at roughly $10,000 while White himself purchased five tickets. Even UFC CEO Ari Emanuel was forced to snap up six.
“We’ve had some regular people pay 10,000 for a ticket,” White said.
“But when I say regular people I should say some very rich, regular people.
“It’s going to blow people away how big this event will be.”
Combat fans have long anticipated the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov with the Russian standing as the only real competitor to the chirpy Irishman having dispatched Eddie Alvarez in 2016.
The pair will face off at T-Mobile Arena in Las vegas on the 6th of October.
