UFC 193 Likely to Have Broken a Million PPV Buys

According to a report by Dave Meltzer at MMAFighting.com, UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm is expected to have topped more than one million pay-per-view buys. The event was headlined by former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey against current champion Holly Holm. Holm knocked out Rousey in the second round to capture the title in a stunning upset.

The event was held at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and drew a reported record-breaking attendance of 56,214 fans. According to industry estimates, the PPV event drew between 1 million and 1.1 million buys. This would put UFC 193 as one of the biggest UFC PPV events in history. Before Ronda Rousey came into the UFC, no combat sports PPV event headlined by a woman ever topped 125,000 buys.

As a privately owned company, the UFC does not release its official PPV figures for its events. UFC 194 is also expected to pull a big PPV buyrate. Based on industry tracking, UFC 194 could end up being the second-biggest UFC PPV buyrate in the company’s history.

With the number, UFC 194 topped the previous PPV card headlined by Rousey, UFC 190. The main event featured Rousey defending her title against Bethe Correia, and Rousey won by knockout just over 30 seconds into the first round. The event drew between a reported 800,000 and 900,000 buys.

The UFC is hoping to book Rousey and Holm in a rematch later next year. The target date for the fight is UFC 200, which is set for July 9, 2016.