Team Khabib Says Conor McGregor Is Guaranteed 1M PPV Buys as Michael Chandler Hopes to Break UFC 229 Record

Since Conor Mcgregor’s return was announced, the UFC world has been buzzing, with the focus being the hype surrounding his PPV bonus. Michael Chandler has already expressed his desire to surpass the record set by McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 of churning the highest PPV sales in UFC history. This ongoing situation has also caught the attention of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach, Javier Mendez, who is currently stuck in Dubai because of the worst flooding the city has seen in 25 years.

In his podcast, Mendez revealed his predictions related to the pay-per-view (PPV) for the upcoming UFC event featuring the McGregor vs. Chandler fight. According to him, it is going to be one million PPV but not high enough to beat the UFC 229 record.

Conor Mcgregor vs Michael Chandler to not break PPV sales record?

In the recent episode of his show, ‘Javier Mendes podcast’, Coach Javier Mendez shared his thoughts on the upcoming McGregor vs. Chandler fight. He acknowledged McGregor’s star power. He stated, “He’s still a star so it’ll still be old numbers but it definitely won’t be as big no way. No won’t be as he’s gonna pull one million plus pay-per-view maybe even hit two million it’s hard to say but he’s definitely going to pull one million plus no doubt no doubt in my mind he’s pulling one million-plus. He’s you know everybody every he’s got big following man.”

The stakes of UFC 303 beating the UFC 299 record might be high, considering McGregor will be making a return to the octagon after almost three years, with his last match coming in 2021 against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Michael Chandler has waited long for this bout to turn into a reality and thus it should not come as a surprise that he has a more ambitious vision for the event as compared to Javier Mandez.

The former Bellator Lightweight Champion has publicly stated his intention to shatter the PPV record set by Mcgregor’s fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Michael Chandler sets his sights on breaking the UFC PPV record

While UFC 229 holds legendary status for its record-breaking PPV sales of nearly 2.4 million fueled by the star power of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler is aiming high.”Iron” sets his sights on Conor for their fight international Fight Week on June 29th, hoping to etch a new chapter in UFC history.

In his latest interview with Ariel Helwani, ‘Iron’ revealed his plan to make his upcoming event more interesting. “This is a big fight, man. I mean, and I will argue, and this is no disrespect, but we wanna break that peak number, alright? 2.4 million. That was huge, you know, the animosity, and you know, the biggest Muslim fighter in the world, and it had the making of doing that kind of number. But this one, Conor’s comeback. We have 73 days to build this thing,” said Chandler.

Chandler’s statement is certainly ambitious. UFC 229’s PPV sales were a landmark achievement, surpassing that number will be a tall order. Ultimately, the fight’s success depends on how much interest they can generate in the upcoming months.

Will Chandler’s two-year absence affect the draw? Only time will tell. Stay tuned!