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Although Conor McGregor<\/a> and Floyd Mayweather did not break the all-time combat sports live gate record<\/a>, the two superstars still have a good chance of breaking the pay-per-view record.<\/p>\n

Showtime Sports executive vice president and general manager Stephen Espinoza explained on this week’s episode of The MMA Hour<\/a> where the numbers are currently at for the highly promoted fight and why the calculations for the pay-per-view numbers take so long to process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have numbers, which are reported, which are expected to grow,\u201d said Espinoza (transcribed by Nick Baldwin for Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cWith the way pay-per-view works, we get numbers, and then they sort of trickle in going forwards. We are now sort of mid-four millions (Espinoza clarified 4.5 million give or take 100-200k). If we see the growth that we typically see, then we\u2019ll break the record. I don\u2019t want to assume that we\u2019ll get the typical growth, because this is not a typical event. There are many different ways in which this event behaved differently. But we have a very good shot of breaking the record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Espinoza said that they don’t want to announce the numbers too early and have to correct them if the numbers continue to come in.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn Mayweather-Pacquiao, we announced a new record 10 days after the fight at 4.4 (million). Right now, today, it\u2019s at 4.6 (million). Even that 4.4, that was an estimate of where we\u2019d end up. The numbers you get the week after the fight usually go up 10 to 15 percent. So there are all these numbers that sort of straggle in, in a variety of different ways because of technology. I just don\u2019t want to assume we\u2019re going to get that 10 to 15 percent, because I don\u2019t want to in two weeks have to say, \u2018Well, sorry, we didn\u2019t actually break the record.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The rough 4.5 million pay-per-view number represents what was bought in North America with cable, satellite, and digital outlets. Espinoza explained that the numbers do not include bars, restaurants, or international numbers. <\/p>\n

\u201cUK was most likely a record setter, as well. Australia, Spain did very, very well, as well,\u201d said Espinoza. \u201cInternationally, (Mayweather-McGregor) was as big as Mayweather-Pacquiao \u2014 if not bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 9\/6\/2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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