How many pay-per-view buys did UFC 229 record?

UFC 229 recorded 2.4 million pay-per-view buys.

The event, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, reportedly sold about 2.4 million pay-per-views in the United States. That figure made UFC 229 the promotion’s biggest pay-per-view event and one of the most commercially successful nights in mixed martial arts history.

UFC 229 was unusually valuable because it combined two enormous audiences. Nurmagomedov was the undefeated lightweight champion, while McGregor was returning after a lengthy absence and brought crossover fame from his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The heated rivalry and pre-fight controversies further intensified interest.

The number is generally presented as 2.4 million, although some later industry reports and estimates have circulated figures closer to 2.5 million. The UFC has not always publicly released complete buy data, so published totals can vary by source. For standard trivia, however, 2.4 million is the canonical reported figure. It surpassed earlier blockbuster cards such as UFC 202 and UFC 194.