LAS VEGAS — The T-Mobile Arena record crowd of 20,062 at UFC 264 Saturday turned out largely to see Conor McGregor. The paid gate of $15.7 million was largely a result of McGregor’s magic promoting fights.
UFC president Dana White said there were 1.2 million pay-per-views sold in the U.S. by 8 p.m. and he expected the U.S. total to end between 1.7 million and 1.8 million. That, too, is because of the passion McGregor creates among the UFC’s fan base.
But where McGregor was once a clever, witty delight, he has turned into an overbearing boor who doesn’t know where to draw the line.