UFC VS. BOXING IN WORLDWIDE POPULARITY & PPV NUMBERS!
BOXING HAS TOP THREE SLOTS IN U.S. PPV TOP 10
San Francisco, CA-The most popular (per capita- 100,000 people) countries when it comes to boxing and UFC are polar opposites when it comes to geographical location and culture. As far as Pay Per View is concerned, Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III topped all boxing and UFC events when it did an estimated 1,410,000 buys. Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz came in #2 at 1,250,000 purchases. Coming in at #3 was the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley match which sold 1,100,000. #4 UFC 129: Georges St. Pierre-Jake Shields at 800,000. #5 UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck had 785,000. #6. UFC 126: Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort checks in at 725,000. #7. WrestleMania @ 679,000 buys. #8: Junior Dos Santos-Shane Carwin had at 670,000. #8-Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II with 600,000. #9-UFC 133: Jon Jones-Quinton Jackson turned the crank 520,000 times. #10-UFC 128: Jon Jones Mauricio Rua closed the books at 490,000 buys.
BOXING COUNTRIES ON THE LEFT & UFC COUNTRIES ON THE RIGHT!
1. Philippines 1. Brazil
2. Mexico 2. Canada
3. United Kingdom 3. United States
4. Ireland 4. Philippines
5. New Zealand 5. Australia
6. Australia 6. Ireland
7. United States 7. United Kingdom
8. Canada 8. Sweden
9. Finland 9. France
10. Greece 10. Mexico
Pedro Fernandez
