Conor McGregor's performance at UFC 246 shatters streaming record set by Logan Paul vs KSI

celebrity boxing match between KSI and Logan Paul mand to grab everyone’s attention. However, Cor McGregor’s massive return against Donald Cerrone at main event of UFC 246 emerged as most-streamed live event in history. Cor McGregor is still biggest name on UFC roster and his stardom is evident by viewership that he generates.

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UFC: Cor McGregor’s return breaks KSI vs Logan Paul's record

Before UFC 246, ‘KSI vs Logan Paul’ held record for being most-streamed live event. However, Cor McGregor dethroned m with his sensational first-round KO win against Donald Cerrone. According to reports, UFC 246 mand to grab one million buys.

If we compare numbers with Cor McGregor’s previous bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov, it is pretty low. UFC 229 (Cor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov) grabbed 2.4 million buys while UFC 246 (Cor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone) only tched a million. However, UFC 246 was only available with an ESPN + subscription. Considering that, those are good numbers.

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According to Dave Meltzer (American journalist), “ price for UFC 246 main event was raised from $4.99 per month to $64.99 to be an ESPN + subscriber. Cor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone would have generated $70 million based on those numbers just in streaming revenue, plus an ditional $11 million live gate revenue at T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas). That excludes television revenue and streaming pay-per-view outside United States of America, which is assumed to be around $20 million."

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(Im courtesy: DAZN.com and UFC.com)