For all the big talk about how many pay-per-view units UFC 229 was predicted to sell, it apparently didn’t hit Dana White’s big number. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, given what White today said the show did. White, the UFC’s longtime president, said in the buildup to this past Saturday’s UFC 229 in Las Vegas, featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) vs. Conor McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC), that the event was trending to do more than 2 million buys. He eventually upped his figure all the way to 3 million – based on those pre-fight “trending” projections . Today, White told TMZ Sports the card didn’t do the 3 million he hoped for – but did do “way over 2 million.” “The pay-per-view numbers are starting to roll in, so I’m in a much better mood than I was on Saturday,” White said
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