UFC Should Be Worried! Even Max Holloway Fails to Bring PPV Buys

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Max Holloway, who is the UFC featherweight champion, got an opportunity to fight Frankie Edgar.

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But Edgar suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of the match.

Later, former champion Jose Aldo grabbed the opportunity.

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The estimated PPV sales of UFC 218 were about 230,000.

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These numbers show that Holloway is not a huge PPV star.

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UFC Should Be Worried! Even Max Holloway Fails to Bring PPV Buys

Max Holloway, who is the UFC featherweight champion, got an opportunity to fight Frankie Edgar.

But Edgar suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of the match.

Later, former champion Jose Aldo grabbed the opportunity.

These numbers show that Holloway is not a huge PPV star.

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