UFC PPV price increased for the third time since 2018, the new price is ridiculous
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UFC has again hiked the price of pay-per-view events by $5. With the start of 2022, UFC fans who want to purchase Pay-per-view events on ESPN+ now have to pay $74.99. This new raise will come into effect on January 22nd with UFC 270 Pay-per-view event. The main event of UFC 270 will be a Heavyweight title bout between champion, Francis Ngannou, and challenger, Ciryl Gane.
An increase in PPV events has automatically increased the price for those who purchase the ESPN+ PPV annual package. The revised price of the PPV annual subscription is going from $89.98 to $99.98.
With the new PPV price prices, UFC has increased the amount for the third time in recent years. The new price is $5 higher than 2021 which was $69.99, the 2021 rate was again $5 higher from 2019 and 2018 which was $64.99.
Often the president Dana White brags about the ability of the promotion to sell out huge UFC PPVs and break records every time. But even after all these successful UFC PPVs, there have been always controversies related to fighter’s pay.
Another successful year for UFC PPV events
With fighters being more competitive against each other, the promotion is making the best out of the scenario. Pre-fight press altercations between fighters are creating a lot of buzz among MMA fans while engaging them to buy PPVs. The craze around these fights is so much that even with price hikes like this, fans will not stop buying PPVs.
The promotion has been doing great in terms of promoting the organization and attracting new target audiences with each ongoing year. Superstars of the promotion are continuously getting involved in marketing campaigns and doing their best to sell Pay-per-view events.
2021 was another amazing year for UFC as the organization reportedly did huge numbers of Pay-per-view sales through big events. Some of the major UFC PPV events in 2021 were
UFC 264, Main Event: Mcgregor vs Poirier 3
UFC 261, Main Event: Usman vs Masvidal 2
UFC 257, Main Event: Mcgregor vs Poirier 2
UFC 269, Main Event: Oliveira vs Poirier
UFC 268, Main Event: Usman vs Covington 2
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Soumya Ranjan
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