NBA continues to draw bigger viewership with its NBA playoffs. For a long time, NBA playoffs generate a huge audience with thrilling matches and drama to look at the top teams settling their spot in the finals. During the ongoing playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers and defending champions Golden State Warriors continue to draw a bigger audience for NBA playoffs. Meanwhile, this viewership count is breaking records and it is compared to other bigger sports events like UFC and Boxing which drew a historic viewership in the past. Follow UFC News Updates with Insidesport.IN
NBA Playoffs Viewership Compared With Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder Boxing Clash And Biggest UFC PPV led By Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Recently, Los Angeles Lakers faced the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Playoff Game 5. Eventually, the Lakers defeated the Warriors (4-2) to advance further. Surprisingly, this clash on Wednesday brought a huge viewership adding 7.55 million viewers on TNT. This is the fifth time the Lakers vs Warriors drew a bigger viewership this year.
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Moreover, the Lakers-Warriors series has been the most-watched clash since 2018 which topped the viewership table on the NBA playoff rounds. This big viewership count is compared to some of the biggest sports events in history. Many have compared this viewership counts to the recent boxing clash between Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder and the biggest UFC PPV in history Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Although NBA tops the list with majority views, other sporting events are also doing their best to climb the ranks drawing majority viewership and PPV buys. In 2018, Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 marked the biggest gateway with 2.4 million PPV buys. This was also one of the most hyped fans in the MMA world.
On the other hand, the recent boxing clash between Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder also drew around 225K to 235K viewership. Despite Canelo fighting an ordinary opponent, the “Cinnamon” managed to draw a larger attendance. Canelo vs Ryder had 50,000 fans in attendance and brought a viewership similar compared to Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia.
Can we see more big sports events in 2023 that could bring a bigger viewership?
Along with NBA, MMA and boxing fans could get some of the biggest fights. These fights could bring a big viewership compared to other matches and can pin a viewership in millions. The former UFC lightweight champion Conor Mcgregor would be returning to UFC in October against Michael Chandler. This will be a big fight of the year to have a larger audience in attendance. Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather vs John Gotti III, Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz, and Tyson Fury’s return could mark greater PPV buys and increase viewership counts
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