Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson believes Islam Makhachev’s number card will bring the UFC more PPV sales than Justin Gaethje’s.
“Justin Gaethje is a highlight man, a walking highlight, but does he sell PPV? I am sure that there is no such attention to it as to Islam. Islam will sell more broadcasts than him. He’s just followed by more people, he has a lot more support.
There are a lot of Muslims in the USA and Canada, they will want to see it. And not only because he is a Muslim, but also because he is Khabib’s man. And they follow his every step – who he trains there, who is next after him, and so on.,” Thomson said on the Weighing In podcast.
On October 30, Makhachev defeated Dan Hooker with a kimura in the first round of the fight at UFC 267. On November 7, Gaethje won by unanimous decision against Michael Chandler.
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