Early estimated PPV numbers prove Rousey as a top draw
UFC 184 marked the 1st time that Ronda Rousey had headlined a PPV event w/o any other major stars on the card, and if early estimates are correct, it proves she is a big draw.
UFC 184 marked the first time that Ronda Rousey had headlined a PPV event without any other major stars on the card, and if early estimates are correct, it proves she is a big draw for the organization:
While it’s too early to get PPV numbers, early indications based on the DirecTV numbers blew away even the most optimistic expectations. The early numbers were said to be far ahead of any Rousey singularly headlined fight in the past. It’s virtually a lock this will break the all-time record for a show headlined by a woman’s fight that the Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche fight did (450,000 buys), and could double the majority of pre-show estimates.
I was told DirecTV numbers were roughly identical to the 1/31 show and Google searches for the show, which in most cases is an amazingly accurate predictor of PPV numbers, were four percent ahead of Silva vs. Diaz, and 26 percent below Jones vs. Cormier.