Issue 150
January 2017
- $40 million estimated earnings for 2016
- 1st two-weight UFC champion
- $350,000 cost of the Rolls Royce Ghost he was gifted in UFC 205 fight week
- 90% Octagon fights from which he’s picked up a bonus
- 0 title defences in his career
UFC 205: NYC
- $17.7m ticket sales, a record for MSG and UFC. “Jesus is going to have to fight the devil to break that record” – Dana White.
- 2.1m record viewership for Fox Sports 1 prelims.
- $1.5m paid to New York State for 8.5% sales tax on tickets*
- 20,247 US attendance record for UFC
- 15,480 UFC weigh-in attendance record
- 14 billion social media impressions, a UFC record
- 2.4m UFC 205 preview show on Fox was the most viewed in UFC history
MAKING HISTORY IN 8 MINUTES
- 0:00: McGregor and Eddie Alvarez touch gloves
- 0:08: Alvarez lands inside leg kick
- 1:01: Conor drops Alvarez with two overhand lefts
- 1:53: Alvarez runs into a counter left and stumbles to his knees
- 2:11: Conor lands a left straight to drop Alvarez once more
- 3:26: McGregor stuffs a takedown attempt
- 4:28: Alvarez lands a two-punch body combination
- 5:30: Conor lands a face-cracking counter left.
- 5:42: Another Alvarez takedown attempt stuffed.
- 6:05: McGregor showboats by putting both hands behind his back.
- 6:32: Alvarez lands an overhand right.
- 6:39: Another right lands but a counter left from Conor drops Alvarez to a knee again.
- 7:44: Conor breaks out of a clinch to land another popping left.
- 8:00: A long left, right, then left and finishing right drops Alvarez onto his back.
- 8:04: Referee John McCarthy pushes McGregor off the stricken Alvarez.
UFC STATS
- 5.82 Significant strikes landed per minute.
- 47% Significant striking accuracy.
- 4.55 Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 57% Significant strike defense.
- 0.92 Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes.
- 62% Takedown accuracy.
- 73% Takedown defense.
