{"id":193156,"date":"2016-05-02T10:29:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T17:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=193156"},"modified":"2016-05-02T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:34:34","slug":"conor-mcgregor-claims-shattered-brock-lesnars-pay-per-view-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-claims-shattered-brock-lesnars-pay-per-view-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor claims to have shattered Brock Lesnar&#8217;s pay-per-view numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-comeback\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> has been active on twitter Monday revealing a lot about what is on his mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Notorious&#8221; has been all the buzz after being <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-says-it-is-now-too-late-for-conor-mcgregor-to-get-back-on-ufc-200-card\/\">pulled from UFC 200<\/a> by the UFC for refusing to take part in media obligations to promote the fight.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor replied to fan on twitter that asked, &#8220;@TheNotoriousMMA you think it&#8217;s safe to say you&#8217;ve overtaken Brock as the single biggest draw in MMA history?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor laid out all of his records he holds in the UFC saying, &#8220;It is not safe to say. It is fact to say.<br \/>\nI hold PPV, Gate, TV, Fightpass and Embedded record.<br \/>\nEven Title fight KO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is not safe to say. It is fact to say. <br \/>I hold PPV, Gate, TV, Fightpass and Embedded record.<br \/>Even Title fight KO. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nqwoQSap9A\">https:\/\/t.co\/nqwoQSap9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/727164364189499392\">May 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another fan went on to call out McGregor on Brock Lesnar&#8217;s numbers from UFC 100 saying, &#8220;@TheNotoriousMMA UFC 100 holds the PPV record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#8217;s reply for this one was very interesting as he affirmed, &#8220;Incorrect. I beat it by 400,000 buys.<br \/>\nWhich alone was 100,000 more buys than UFC 197 made IN TOTAL. #KillShot&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incorrect. I beat it by 400,000 buys.<br \/>Which alone was 100,000 more buys than UFC 197 made IN TOTAL. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KillShot?src=hash\">#KillShot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HzidAJQ3Iu\">https:\/\/t.co\/HzidAJQ3Iu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/727168629528236034\">May 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While no official pay-per-view numbers are ever released, UFC President Dana White also claims that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-says-ufc-196-takes-record-ppv-buys-ufc-history\/\">UFC 196 broke all records<\/a>. However, White has gone on record to say that UFC 196 did 1.5 million pay-per-view buys, while UFC 100 is believed to have had 1.6 million pay-per-view buys.<\/p>\n<p>Are McGregor&#8217;s claims all true? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been active on twitter Monday revealing a lot about what is on his mind. &#8220;The Notorious&#8221; has been all the buzz after being pulled from UFC 200 by the UFC for refusing to take part in media obligations to promote the fight. 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