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#4. UFC 264: Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3
Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 264 to cap off their rivalry in style. The event went on to collect about 1.8 million PPV buys. It currently ranks second after UFC 229 in PPV buys.
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That mutual respect from their last fight was missing would be an understatement. Poirier and McGregor seemed fired up to settle the dispute in the octagon. The press conferences were an exhibition of the bad blood between the fighters.
It all started after Poirier accused McGregor of never donating the $500,000 that he had promised to Poirier's foundation prior to their second fight. Conor's offer was predominantly why Dustin had agreed to a third fight.
Such grave accusations didn't sit well with McGregor, and thus kickstarted the feud once again.
Right after the incident, Conor took to Twitter to call off the fight. The feud was far from over as the fighters continued to trade jabs online.
The back and forth between the fighters got fans riled up to see who'd have the last laugh.
The hype surrounding the fight prompted Dana White to believe that it might break all PPV records. In an interview with The MacLife, he said:
"We got more pre-buys than any fight in UFC history. I've been saying to fans, if you know you're buying this fight Saturday night, do it now. Do it this week. Don't do it on Saturday, you know, two-three million trying to buy it at the same time."
#3. UFC 202: Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2
Any UFC event featuring Conor McGregor means good business for the promotion. Understandably, UFC 202 featuring a rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, was no different.
It remained the UFC's highest grossing event with 1.65 million PPV buys for two years before UFC 229 surpassed it in 2018.
The intensity and history between the fighters made sure to attract fans in large numbers to the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada. Diaz had, after all, handed McGregor the first loss of his UFC career at UFC 196.
The UFC too did its part to promote the fight well and get the fans all pumped up.
The fight lived up to the hype it had created. It turned out to be a close contest as both fighters went through all five rounds, bloodied and exhausted. In the end, it was McGregor who won the barnburner by a majority decision.
