| UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 20, 2016 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 15,539[1] | |||
| Total gate | $7,700,810[2] | |||
| Buyrate | 1,650,000[3] | |||
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UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 20, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.[4]
This event was the first one under the full control of the new ownership group consisting of William Morris Endeavor, Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and MSD Capital.[5]
This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.65 million, until UFC 229 (which also featured McGregor in the main event) broke the record with 2.4 million.[6]
- ^ Staff (2016-08-21). "UFC 202 attendance: Entertaining card nets fifth highest gate in UFC history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "Top MMA Gates". Nevada State Athletic Commission. September 16, 2016.
- ^ Dave Meltzer (2016-09-07). "Diaz vs. McGregor 2 looks to have broken UFC pay-per-view record". mmafighting.com/. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (2016-06-04). "Rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor set for UFC 202". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ Dave Meltzer (2016-08-20). "UFC completes sale to WME-IMG". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Simon, Zane (11 October 2018). "Report - UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor hits new record high of 2.4 million PPV buys". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 6 February 2021.