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UFC 197 estimated pay-per-view numbers are in

Jon Jones remains UFC's third-biggest drawing card based on UFC 197 numbers, but he's not near the level of either Ronda Rousey or Conor McGregor.

Current estimates have UFC 197, the April 23 show headlined by Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux, doing in the 375,000 to 450,000 buy range on pay-per-view, based on ranges from different industry sources.

UFC rarely releases pay-per-view numbers.

The number tells a few stories. The key is while Jones is probably still the UFC's third-biggest drawing card behind Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, he needs an opponent to do big numbers.