UFC 66 Destroys PPV Buys, Live Gate Records

Twist of Lemon · 01-31-2007, 02:22 AM

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According to the Wrestling Observer newsletter, UFC 66 "Liddell vs. Ortiz 2" fell shy of the expected 1.2 million pay-per view buys, but not by much.

UFC 66, held on December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada, did over a million buys on PPV - making it the biggest MMA event in PPV history.

The records didn't stop getting smashed there. There was 14,607 in attendance making a live gate of $5.4 million, some two million dollars more than the previous live gate-record.

Well, the bar is definitely up there now. UFC has all of 2007 to reach it once again. Seems impossible to top, but we've said that about the last 100 records UFC set in their insane breakout year of 2006.

Looks like White was right in his prediction for around 1.2 million but seriously lol I wasnt expecting it to make it even close that.

Necro · 01-31-2007, 02:36 AM

doesnt WWE only do around 200,000 something per ppv?

Twist of Lemon · 01-31-2007, 02:40 AM

Yep, When it comes to PPV bys UFC has been blowing the WWE out of the water for some time now, WWE only really has the advantage when it comes to TV because UFC dosnt put there top fighters on Fight Night (Tito Vs Shamrock on Spike TV did a 3.4 so yeah lol shows how strong the UFC is)

Necro · 01-31-2007, 02:43 AM

Wow that intense. So pretty much in one ppv they did a half year of what WWE does? Haha Vince must be pissed...

Mr. WikipediaSpamBot · 01-31-2007, 03:28 AM

What are you talking about Necro? The non-major PPV's average around 300-350K with the "big 4" being much higher.
What do you mean by the half year comment?

Also, UFC's numbers would be lower if they did more than 4 or 5 PPV's a year. UFC fans don't really get a lot of action (wheras WWE has 16 annual PPVs and 6 hours of weekly television).

AudioSavior · 01-31-2007, 03:35 AM

You are seriously not going to get into a WWE VS UFC debate are you? The proof is on paper and $$. UFC does a PPV a month pretty much, not 4 or 5.

Necro · 01-31-2007, 12:53 PM

Okay so UFC does 3 to4 months worth of WWE PPV's pretty much. UFC is on every week as well...

Twist of Lemon · 01-31-2007, 02:02 PM

If My memory serves me right, UFC is on about...4 hours and 30 mintues perweek if you count just regularly with Unleashed and Inside the UFC.

When fight night comes around UFCs on about 7-8 hours a week from Fight night and its replay. Then when PPV Time comes around 7-8 again from Previews, Its replay and the possiblity of all access.(not counting PPV hours which would be anywhere from 2-3)

So yeah lol There on alot but they just dont get anywhere near the ammount of Viewers WWE has because theyre on at a late time and because they dont put main guys on Fight nights and such.

BTW WWE does around 200,000 in America alone on average so thats probably what Necro's figure came from. Unless its wrestlemania

Necro · 01-31-2007, 02:36 PM

oh ok so what do they do worldwide? I must have misunderstood the numbers.

If someone could give me the numbers of a PPV within the last few months that would be cool...

Twist of Lemon · 01-31-2007, 04:31 PM

Including International sales would be on the low end of what Kennedy posted if im not mistaken

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