Jake Paul dedicated an over two-minute video to respond to Conor McGregor. In the video, he made a few claims about his and the Irishman’s PPV numbers. ‘The Problem Child’ misquoted the PPV buys figure for his bouts and also made a false Conor McGregor claim. Fans took notice of this and pointed it out on social media.
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The hottest prospect in boxing, with an undefeated 5-0 professional record, will headline the mecca of fighting, Madison Square Garden, on August 6 against Hasim Rahman Jr (12-1).
While promoting his MSG headliner, the YouTuber-turned-boxer claimed that a fight between him and the UFC’s biggest star would make both fighters around 75-100 million.
‘The Notorious’ replied to the young boxer’s comment and labeled him as a ‘flop’ and ‘nobody’. He also wrote, “You’ve 2 fights and done 70k buys.”
The ever-outspoken Paul came after the Irish superstar for opposing him as a PPV draw. While the UFC star focused on Paul’s in-ring numbers, ‘The Problem Child’ didn’t hold back as he dragged in Dee Devlin while berating McGregor. However, it was his false claims that the fans didn’t appreciate.
bro said 200k💀 pic.twitter.com/LW48pwdjis
— Asiany (@Asianyop) July 12, 2022
Paul claimed his rematch with Tyron Woodley closed around 200,000 PPV buys. However, the reported numbers suggest otherwise.
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Even for his bout with Ben Askren, the younger Paul brother earlier claimed 1.5 million PPV buys. However, in the video, he offered that it did 500K PPV buys.
Bruh I like you Jake but stop the cap the Nate Robinson fight didn’t do 1.8 mil buys😂
— mike petrucci (@mikepetrucci4) July 12, 2022
Jake, UFC 264 did 1.8 million last summer… gotta check your facts man.
— Brando (@Allabyb) July 12, 2022
Bro you can’t compare to Conor’s stardom, you ain’t selling 2,4million PPVs ever unless you fought him, he’d carry you.
— Big Ellerz 🔰🍀 (@Sam_Ellery_) July 12, 2022
Did he just flex going from 1.8m PPV buys to 200k PPV buys 🤣🤣🤣
— 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓮 (@petch_dave) July 12, 2022
Net worth for net worth?????? and you're comparing yours and his PPV buys 😂😂🤦♂️ this is comical
— NoName 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 (@NoNameMMA_) July 12, 2022
Connor is worth nearly 200mil and you're not even worth 30 mil 😂😂😂 wtf
— Doug Teague (@DTeague1586) July 12, 2022
Thus, fans pointed out various flaws in Paul’s claim in the video. Also, ‘The Problem Child’ claimed McGregor had sold ‘zero’ PPVs in the last five years.
Is Jake Paul right about Conor McGregor’s PPV numbers?
The biggest gaffe in the undefeated boxer, Jake Paul’s video – Conor McGregor’s PPV numbers in the last five years.
In the last five years, ‘The Notorious’ has fought against Floyd Mayweather, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Cerrone, and Dustin Poirier (twice). These five fights were all blockbusters in terms of PPV buys.
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Nevada , United States – 26 August 2017; Conor McGregor during the post fight press conference following his super welterweight boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Here’s a look at Conor McGregor’s PPVs numbers dated back five years from Jake Paul’s tweet (July 12, 2022):
| Date | Event | PPV buys |
| August 26, 2017 | Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor | 4.3 million |
| October 6, 2018 | Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor UFC 229 | 2.4 million |
| January 18, 2020 | Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone UFC 246 | 1.35 million |
| January 23, 2021 | Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 2 UFC 257 | 1.6 million |
| July 10, 2021 | Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3 UFC 264 | 1.5 million |
| Total PPV buys in the last five years | 11.15 million |
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