UFC megastars Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have fought inside the octagon twice now. Each time, the massive bouts broke the UFC’s pay-per-view sales record.
While Conor McGregor is now set to fight undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture does not believe that the fight will necessarily break the PPV record again.
Speaking to MMA Junkie, Couture said:
“Certainly, coming off the pay-per-view from the (Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match) and all the boxing people who saw that, a lot of those folks will turn around and tune in to watch this MMA competition. That’s certainly going to help.
“It’s not like either one of these guys are WWE guys, so those tend to be the biggest pay-per-views, when they find a way to bring these WWE guys in. The CM Punk (and) Brock Lesnar type fights, that whole WWE crowd tunes in and those tend to be bigger pay-per-views. But it’s all speculation.”
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight Oct. 6, live on pay-per-view, for the main event of UFC 229.
