Conor McGregor on being pulled from UFC 200: 'The card bombed' without me

[Wild]

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor says that UFC 200 suffered without him after he was pulled from his main event rematch vs. Nate Diaz.

In a different universe, Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 already happened at UFC 200 on July 9th, capping off International Fight Week 2016. We do live in reality (most of us do, anyway) and instead it's taking place at UFC 202 this Saturday, on August 20th.

Of course, McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 in April after not fulfilling his media obligations. That was preceded by McGregor's faux-retirement tweet, which just about lit social media on fire. This led to Cormier vs. Jones 2 as the new main event before Jones' USADA test failure nixed that, and we were left with Amanda Nunes' win over Miesha Tate headlining the advertised "biggest UFC…


Conor McGregor on being pulled from UFC 200: 'The card bombed' without me

 

[Robbie Hart]

He's kind of right.....hate to admit it

 

[member 3289]

He's kind of right.....hate to admit it

Agree except for the hating to admit it part

 

[TheEmperorRises]

"In the post-fight press conference, Head of PR Dave Sholler announced an attendance of 18,202 and a live gate of $10.7 million, both of which are company records for Las Vegas, the UFC’s unofficial home. UFC 196 (Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo) held the previous records with 16,516 fans and over $10 million in ticket sales."

I think they're probably ok with that bomb

 

[Team Bisping]

Tbh, this turned into win-win for UFC, two huge selling cards within a couple months of each other.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Agree except for the hating to admit it part

Agree, except for the not agreeing to the hate to admit it

 

[member 3289]

"In the post-fight press conference, Head of PR Dave Sholler announced an attendance of 18,202 and a live gate of $10.7 million, both of which are company records for Las Vegas, the UFC’s unofficial home. UFC 196 (Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo) held the previous records with 16,516 fans and over $10 million in ticket sales."

I think they're probably ok with that bomb

I think he means in terms of PPV sales.

 

[Zeph]

"In the post-fight press conference, Head of PR Dave Sholler announced an attendance of 18,202 and a live gate of $10.7 million, both of which are company records for Las Vegas, the UFC’s unofficial home. UFC 196 (Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo) held the previous records with 16,516 fans and over $10 million in ticket sales."

I think they're probably ok with that bomb

It was the one of the first events in a larger arena. 194 sold 2k less tickets, and was only 600k less in gate. They had to lower the prices when McGregor dropped off the card.

 

[Wild]

Tbh, this turned into win-win for UFC, two huge selling cards within a couple months of each other.

Exactly why they pulled him IMO. With Brock coming back, splitting them up was a no brainer. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the UFC and Conor came up with the missing media idea together.

 

[Left Hook Larry]

na the jbj fight getting pulled was the real reason imo.