Midnight Mania! UFC 300 PPV Buys Revealed (And More)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Alex Pereira of Brazil reacts to his knockout of Jamahal Hill in the UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, March 27, 2026.
UFC cuts three fighters in latest roster purge, including relative Octagon newcomer : I’ll confess that I barely remember any of the three names mentioned, so no complaints this time around. Video: Alex Pereira looks huge as he reveals heavyweight physique coming into UFC White House: There’s a certain percentage of fight fans who think Ciryl Gane is going to be able to win this fight with relative ease by wrestling — I think they’ll be surprised! “Poatan” is huge!
UFC veteran Diego Sanchez sentenced in felony shooting case: I hope the best for Diego Sanchez’s future. Insomnia Alex Pereira’s star has only grown brighter since UFC 300, but these numbers definitely illustrate the overall decline in pay-per-view (PPV) sales from years prior. 67k is grim for Pantoja, while Islam Makhachev was drawing well.
🚨 Dave Meltzer of @WONF4W has released the PPV buys of several UFC events from 2024/2025 ▫️ UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill (615K) ▫️ UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg (67K) ▫️ UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier (410K) ▫️ UFC 303: Pereira vs Prochazka (274K) ▫️ UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano (240K) pic. twitter. com/fp255rvpHU — ACD MMA (@acdmma_) March 27, 2026 The headlock throw is the bane of women’s MMA , so insidiously pervasive that it infected even the most technical female fighter of all time (Valentina Shevchenko).