Mayweather vs. McGregor: 5 reasons the UFC wins no matter what the outcome

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NEW YORK, NY – JULY 13: Conor McGregor looks on as money rains down during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at Barclays Center on July 13, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /

3. Financial gain

Until all of the money from the various revenue streams are totaled, nobody knows exactly how much Mayweather and McGregor will earn from their monumental matchup, but the UFC will undoubtedly take a healthy slice of the pie.

According to recent rumors, the UFC is entitled to 20 percent of McGregor’s total purse and 50 percent of his pay-per-view earnings. So basically, if McGregor’s purse is in the neighborhood of $75 million, the UFC would get close to $19 million of that purse plus 10 percent of the total pay-per-view profit.

If these numbers are accurate, that means that the UFC would rake in a cool $40 million if the event sells 4 million pay-per-views, and most think reaching that total won’t be a problem. For the record, Mayweather’s 2015 bout against Manny Pacquiao totaled 4.6 million pay-per-view buys for $455 million in revenue at a cost of $99.

On top of those impressive numbers, the UFC will also receive long-term financial benefits from this fight. Cashing in on Mayweather-McGregor is obviously the UFC’s main priority, but the revenue generated from any new fans who are attracted to the promotion by this boxing match and then remain loyal to the UFC over a period of five, or even 10 years has the potential to top these figures.

And again, the UFC will earn both its millions from the fight as well as this long-term revenue regardless of the bout’s outcome. Not bad for the “Lesser co-promoter”.

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