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UPDATE: Showtime officials announced on Thursday that the event officially recorded 4.3 million pay-per-view buys.
Showtime Spots officially announces MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR did 4.3 million PPV buys in North America. 2nd biggest all time behind Mayweather vs. Pacquaio (4.6 million)
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 14, 2017
Mayweather vs. McGregor also generated over $600 million in revenue including ticket sales, sponsorship and international distribution#MayMac
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 14, 2017
Just what is the accurate number of Mayweather-McGregor PPV buys?
According to a new report from Boxing Scene, the Aug. 26 superfight between undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor came in at 4.4 million buys on pay-per-view.
If that number proves to be true, it falls short of the pay-per-view record which Mayweather and McGregor were aiming for.
The current pay-per-view record is 4.6 million buys for the highly-anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in 2015.
The report says an official announcement could be coming later this week.
While 4.4 million would fall short of the record, it is still a wild success — especially considering the bout featured a man who had never professionally boxed in his career. And fans got their money worth, too.
Many fans expected Mayweather would run right through McGregor, but the Irishman was able to hold his own throughout the early rounds.
Eventually, fatigue became a factor and Mayweather pulled away before ultimately ending the bout via TKO in Round 10.
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