Conor McGregor and UFC 257: by the numbers

^TMixed martial arts’ biggest draw is back in action on Saturday night when Conor McGregor takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This is a rematch of UFC 178 in 2014 when McGregor won a TKO in the first round.

This is only the third fight in the Octagon for McGregor since the start of 2017, with his last fight 12 months ago, a first-round TKO from Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in Las Vegas. But the Irishman plans to be much more active in the future. “If they line me up, I’ll have about seven fights over the next year and a half. That’s what I want, ”McGregor told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith this week.

Fighting is big business for “The Notorious”. His rated wallet for UFC 257 is $ 5 million, but he is expected to pocket at least $ 20 million more from his share of pay-per-view revenue. He won over $ 30 million in total for 40 seconds of action against Cerrone. Poirier’s wallet represents a million dollars of career, plus a reduction in the PPV.

The main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET and is available exclusively on ESPN +. The UFC and McGregor are key components of the streaming service. Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger pointed to McGregor’s fight against Cerrone as the main reason for the growth in subscriptions for ESPN + from 6.6 million to 7.6 million earlier this year. Disney owns 80% of ESPN.

Here are the numbers to know about McGregor and UFC 257.

-325: McGregor is the overwhelming favorite in the UFC 257 feature film fight. Bettors would have to bet $ 325 to win $ 100.

1: Pro boxing matches for McGregor, who faced Floyd Mayweather in August 2017 in one of the most lucrative fights in history; it generated over $ 500 million in revenue.

2: UFC titles won by McGregor during his MMA career.

13: Seconds is too much McGregor to defeat Jose Aldo by knockout in December 2015, the shortest UFC title fight ever.

22-4: Career record for McGregor, including 19 wins by knockdown and one by submission.

$ 69.99: Cost of UFC 257 for existing ESPN + subscribers. New subscribers can pay $ 89.99 for the fight and an annual subscription, a reduction of $ 40 off the regular annual ESPN + rate.

156: Weight limit for the fight on Saturday. McGregor tipped the scales at 155 pounds during the official weigh-in.

$ 215: Ticket prices for the fight at Etihad Arena ranged from $ 215 to $ 1,350. They sold out almost immediately.

460%McGregor’s Proper No Twelve Irish Whiskey shipments skyrocketed in 2019, up 460% to 213,800 cases, according to IWSR Beverage Market Analysis. It ranked fourth among Irish whiskey brands.

2,000: Number of fans expected at UFC 257.

$ 1.2 million: McGregor donated more than $ 1 million in protective gear to Irish hospitals in March at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

1.5 million: UFC Chief Dana White said UFC 257 is aiming for 1.5 million PPV buys.

2.4 million: PPV buys for McGregor’s fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in 2018.

4.3 million: The North American PPV buys for the August 2017 fight between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. He ranks second all-time behind the 2015 Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout.

$ 5 million: Annual value of McGregor’s Reebok approval, according to its sales manager Audie Attar.

$ 48 million: McGregor’s gains when he placed 16th on Forbes 2020 list of world’s highest paid athletes. It was his fifth consecutive year in the top 100. He is the only UFC fighter to ever make the cut.

59 million: His following social media on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook eclipses any other UFC fighter and typically highlights fighting, family, and fashion.

$ 99 millionHis best ranking among the top winners was No.4 in June 2018 after his successful boxing match against Mayweather the previous summer. He made around $ 85 million for the fight, with a total annual income of $ 99 million, including endorsements.