Khabib has ZERO leverage. How many PPV buys did his last fight pre Conor do? 250K buys and he had to have a chick headline? LOL. He has a point about equal treatment but he is not equally important. Not even close and if he never fought again, it would mean nothing to the UFC.
It was 350k. LOL I looked it up.
Event Name Date Buyrate
UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor 2018.10.06 2,400,000
UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2 2016.08.20 1,600,000
UFC 196 McGregor vs. Diaz 2016.03.05 1,317,000
UFC 205 Alvarez vs. McGregor 2016.11.12 1,300,000
UFC 100 2009.07.11 1,300,000
UFC 194 Aldo vs. McGregor 2015.12.12 1,200,000
UFC 116 Lesnar vs Carwin 2010.07.03 1,160,000
UFC 193 Rousey vs. Holm 2015.11.14 1,100,000
UFC 207 Nunes vs. Rousey 2016.12.30 1,100,000
UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008 2008.12.27 1,050,000
UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez 2010.10.23 1,050,000
UFC 66 Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 2006.12.30 1,050,000
UFC 114 Jackson vs Evans 2010.05.29 1,050,000
UFC 168 Weidman vs. Silva 2 2013.12.28 1,025,000
UFC 91 Couture vs Lesnar 2008.11.15 1,010,000
UFC 200 Tate vs. Nunes 2016.07.09 1,009,000
UFC 158 St. Pierre vs. Diaz 2013.03.16 950,000
UFC 148 Silva vs. Sonnen 2 2012.07.07 925,000
UFC 94 St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 2009.01.31 920,000
UFC 190 Rousey vs. Correia 2015.08.01 900,000
UFC 217 Bisping vs. St. Pierre 2017.11.04 875,000
UFC 214 Cormier vs. Jones 2 2017.07.29 860,000
UFC 101 Declaration 2009.08.08 850,000
UFC 189 Mendes vs. McGregor 2015.07.11 825,000
UFC 129 St. Pierre vs. Shields 2011.04.30 800,000
UFC 182 Jones vs. Cormier 2015.01.03 800,000
UFC 124 St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 2010.12.11 785,000
UFC 61 Bitter Rivals 2006.07.08 775,000
UFC 111 St-Pierre vs Hardy 2010.03.27 770,000
UFC 141 Lesnar vs. Overeem 2011.12.30 750,000
UFC 126 Silva vs. Belfort 2011.02.05 725,000
UFC 145 Jones vs. Evans 2012.04.21 700,000
UFC 154 St. Pierre vs. Condit 2012.11.17 700,000
UFC 79 Nemesis 2007.12.29 700,000
UFC 71 Liddell vs Jackson 2007.05.26 675,000
UFC 81 Breaking Point 2008.02.02 650,000
UFC 97 Redemption 2009.04.18 650,000
UFC 183 Silva vs. Diaz 2015.01.31 650,000
UFC 98 Evans vs. Machida 2009.05.23 635,000
UFC 167 St. Pierre vs. Hendricks 2013.11.16 630,000
UFC 87 Seek and Destroy 2008.08.09 625,000
UFC 60 Hughes vs Gracie 2006.05.27 620,000
UFC 107 Penn vs. Sanchez 2009.12.12 620,000
UFC 117 Silva vs Sonnen 2010.08.07 600,000
UFC 184 Rousey vs. Zingano 2015.02.28 590,000
UFC 155 Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 2012.12.29 590,000
UFC 146 Dos Santos vs. Mir 2012.05.26 560,000
UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman 2013.07.06 550,000
UFC 86 Jackson vs. Griffin 2008.07.05 540,000
UFC 68 Uprising 2007.03.03 540,000
UFC 118 Edgar vs. Penn 2 2010.08.28 535,000
UFC 159 Jones vs. Sonnen 2013.04.27 530,000
UFC 83 Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 2008.04.19 530,000
UFC 175 Weidman vs. Machida 2014.07.05 525,000
UFC 115 Liddell vs Franklin 2010.06.12 520,000
UFC 135 Jones vs. Rampage 2011.09.24 520,000
UFC 113 Machida vs Shogun 2 2010.05.08 520,000
UFC 62 Liddell vs Sobral 2006.08.26 500,000
UFC 65 Bad Intentions 2006.11.18 500,000
UFC 123 Rampage vs. Machida 2010.11.20 500,000
UFC 104 Machida vs Shogun 2009.10.24 500,000
UFC 112 Invincible 2010.04.10 500,000
UFC 140 Jones vs. Machida 2011.12.10 485,000
UFC 74 Respect 2007.08.25 485,000
UFC 88 Breakthrough 2008.09.06 480,000
UFC 203 Miocic vs. Overeem 2016.09.10 475,000
UFC 84 Ill Will 2008.05.24 475,000
UFC 76 Knockout 2007.09.22 475,000
UFC 152 Jones vs. Belfort 2012.09.22 450,000
UFC 157 Rousey vs. Carmouche 2013.02.23 450,000
UFC 128 Shogun vs Jones 2011.03.19 445,000
UFC 102 Couture vs. Nogueira 2009.08.29 435,000
UFC 73 Stacked 2007.07.07 425,000
UFC 59 Reality Check 2006.04.15 425,000
UFC 69 Shootout 2007.04.07 400,000
UFC 181 Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 2014.12.06 400,000
UFC 143 Diaz vs. Condit 2012.02.04 400,000
UFC 78 Validation 2007.11.17 400,000
UFC 63 Hughes vs Penn 2006.09.23 400,000
UFC 57 Liddell vs. Couture 3 2006.02.04 400,000
UFC 67 All or Nothing 2007.02.03 400,000
UFC 220 Miocic vs. N'Gannou 2018.01.20 380,000
UFC 226 Miocic vs. Cormier 2018.07.07 380,000
UFC 160 Velasquez vs. Silva 2 2013.05.25 380,000
UFC 219 Cyborg vs. Holm 2017.12.30 380,000
UFC 144 Edgar vs. Henderson 2012.02.25 375,000
UFC 187 Johnson vs. Cormier 2015.05.23 375,000
UFC 103 Franklin vs. Belfort 2009.09.19 375,000
UFC 153 Silva vs. Bonnar 2012.10.13 375,000
UFC 106 Ortiz vs Griffin 2 2009.11.21 375,000
UFC 99 The Comeback 2009.06.13 365,000
UFC 96 Jackson vs. Jardine 2009.03.07 350,000
UFC 132 Cruz vs Faber II 2011.07.02 350,000
UFC 172 Jones vs. Teixeira 2014.04.26 350,000
UFC 223 Khabib vs. Iaquinta 2018.04.07 350,000
UFC 93 Franklin vs. Henderson 2009.01.17 350,000
UFC 170 Rousey vs. McMann 2014.02.22 340,000
UFC 134 Silva vs. Okami 2011.08.27 335,000
UFC 166 Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 2013.10.19 330,000
UFC 156 Aldo vs. Edgar 2013.02.02 330,000
UFC 82 Pride of a Champion 2008.03.01 325,000
UFC 130 Rampage vs Hamill 2011.05.28 325,000
UFC 131 Carwin vs. Dos Santos 2011.06.11 325,000
UFC 77 Hostile Territory 2007.10.20 325,000
UFC 197 Jones vs. Saint Preux 2016.04.23 322,000
UFC 133 Evans vs. Ortiz 2 2011.08.06 310,000
UFC 185 Pettis vs. Dos Anjos 2015.03.14 310,000
UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson 2013.09.21 310,000
UFC 211 Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2 2017.05.13 300,000
UFC 188 Velasquez vs. Werdum 2015.06.13 300,000
UFC 58 USA vs Canada 2006.03.04 300,000
UFC 171 Hendricks vs. Lawler 2014.03.15 300,000
UFC 209 Woodley vs. Thompson 2 2017.03.04 300,000
UFC 227 Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 2018.08.04 300,000
UFC 90 Silva vs Cote 2008.10.25 300,000
UFC 210 Cormier vs. Johnson 2 2017.04.08 300,000
UFC 2 No Way Out 1994.03.11 300,000
UFC 64 Unstoppable 2006.10.14 300,000
UFC 119 Mir vs Cro Cop 2010.09.25 295,000
UFC 139 Shogun vs. Henderson 2011.11.19 290,000
UFC 204 Bisping vs. Henderson 2 2016.10.08 290,000
UFC 109 Relentless 2010.02.06 285,000
UFC 199 Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 2016.06.04 283,000
UFC 52 Couture vs. Liddell 2 2005.04.16 280,000
UFC 137 Penn vs. Diaz 2011.10.29 280,000
UFC 108 Evans vs Silva 2010.01.02 275,000
UFC 125 Resolution 2011.01.01 270,000
UFC 164 Henderson vs. Pettis 2 2013.08.31 270,000
UFC 222 Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya 2018.03.03 260,000
UFC 5 Return of the Beast 1995.04.07 260,000
UFC 127 Penn vs Fitch 2011.02.26 260,000
UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson 2015.10.03 250,000
UFC 225 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 2018.06.09 250,000
UFC 201 Lawler vs. Woodley 2016.07.30 240,000
UFC 6 Clash of the Titans 1995.07.14 240,000
UFC 142 Aldo vs. Mendes 2012.01.14 235,000
UFC 149 Faber vs. Barao 2012.07.21 235,000
UFC 169 Barao vs. Faber 2 2014.02.01 230,000
UFC 195 Lawler vs. Condit 2016.01.02 230,000
UFC 218 Holloway vs. Aldo 2 2017.12.02 230,000
UFC 136 Edgar vs Maynard 3 2011.10.08 225,000
UFC 80 Rapid Fire 2008.01.19 225,000
UFC 198 Werdum vs. Miocic 2016.05.14 217,000
UFC 85 Bedlam 2008.06.07 215,000
UFC 173 Barao vs. Dillashaw 2014.05.24 215,000
UFC 110 Nogueira vs. Velasquez 2010.02.20 215,000
UFC 178 Johnson vs. Cariaso 2014.09.27 205,000
UFC 56 Full Force 2005.11.19 200,000
UFC 216 Ferguson vs. Lee 2017.10.07 200,000
UFC 212 Aldo vs. Holloway 2017.06.03 200,000
UFC 72 Victory 2007.06.16 200,000
UFC 208 Holm vs. de Randamie 2017.02.11 200,000
UFC 7 The Brawl in Buffalo 1995.09.08 190,000
UFC 150 Henderson vs. Edgar 2 2012.08.11 190,000
UFC 180 Werdum vs. Hunt 2014.11.15 190,000
UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes 2 2014.10.25 180,000
UFC 163 Aldo vs. Korean Zombie 2013.08.03 180,000
UFC 147 Silva vs. Franklin 2 2012.06.23 175,000
UFC 8 David vs Goliath 1996.02.16 160,000
UFC 40 Vendetta 2002.11.22 150,000
UFC 206 Holloway vs. Pettis 2016.12.10 150,000
UFC 54 Boiling Point 2005.08.20 150,000
UFC 161 Evans vs. Henderson 2013.06.15 140,000
UFC 221 Romero vs. Rockhold 2018.02.10 130,000
UFC 213 Romero vs. Whittaker 2017.07.08 130,000
UFC 228 Woodley vs. Till 2018.09.08 130,000
UFC 186 Johnson vs. Horiguchi 2015.04.25 125,000
UFC 177 Dillashaw vs. Soto 2014.08.30 125,000
UFC 55 Fury 2005.10.07 125,000
UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson 2 2015.09.05 115,000
UFC 174 Johnson vs. Bagautinov 2014.06.14 115,000
UFC 48 Payback 2004.06.19 110,000
UFC 47 It's On! 2004.04.02 105,000
UFC 51 Super Saturday 2005.02.05 105,000
UFC 215 Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 2017.09.09 100,000
Bellator 120 Rampage vs. King Mo 2014.05.17 100,000
Affliction 1 Banned 2008.07.19 100,000
Bellator NYC Sonnen vs. Silva 2017.06.24 95,000
UFC 44 Undisputed 2003.09.26 94,000
Affliction 2 Day of Reckoning 2009.01.24 90,000
UFC 53 Heavy Hitters 2005.06.04 90,000
UFC 1 The Beginning 1993.11.12 86,000
UFC 224 Nunes vs. Pennington 2018.05.12 85,000
UFC 49 Unfinished Business 2004.08.21 80,000
UFC 46 Supernatural 2004.01.31 80,000
UFC 33 Victory in Vegas 2001.09.28 75,000
UFC 34 High Voltage 2001.11.02 65,000
UFC 36 Worlds Collide 2002.03.22 55,000
UFC 37 High Impact 2002.05.10 50,000
UFC 43 Meltdown 2003.06.06 49,000
UFC 39 The Warriors Return 2002.09.27 45,000
UFC 42 Sudden Impact 2003.04.25 35,000
Dynamite!! USA 2007.06.02 35,000
Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni 2007.06.22 35,000
UFC 35 Throwdown 2002.01.11 35,000
Pride 32 The Real Deal 2006.10.21 30,000