Who wins between Manny Pacquiao and the UFC?

We wont have to wait long to answer the question of who wins between the UFC and Manny Pacquiao.

UFC has decided to air UFC 105, on November 14th from the UK, for free via tape-delay on Spike TV. This is the same night Manny Pacquiao fights Miguel Cotto.

Fight Card
Early indications have UFC loading up the fight card knowing that they face strong competition in Manny Pacquiao. BJ Penn is “penciled” in to headline the event. Penn is one of UFC’s most popular fighters. Michael Bisping, arguably the UK’s biggest MMA draw, is also rumored to be on the card.

Recent Numbers

Pacquiao is without a doubt boxing’s best fighter and arguably its top PPV draw. His last fight drew about 850,000 PPV buys, depending on the source. But, UFC 100 doubled those numbers bringing in round 1.7 million, also depending on the source. In fact, UFC’s last PPV (UFC 101) had over 900,000 PPV buys.

Conclusion

So, this fight comes down to Pacuiao’s popularity vs. UFC’s popularity, Free TV vs. PPV, and boxing fans vs. MMA fans.


I pose this question to all of you – “Who wins between Manny Pacquiao and the UFC?

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-21442-Sacramento-MMA-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Who-wins-between-Manny-Pacquiao-and-the-UFC