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UFC fighters got out their credit cards to legally watch Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 in the pay-per-view headliner of UFC 257. But when showtime arrived, many were left watching a whole lot of nothing when live streaming network ESPN+ had an apparent outage.
The fighters quickly took to Twitter to voice their displeasure at the outage, which appeared to affect several broadcasts on ESPN+ and came after UFC President Dana White vowed to crack down on illegal streams of UFC 257.
Here’s what fighters had to say about the streaming issues.
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— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 24, 2021
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Is anyone else not being able to log in to ESPN despite already buying the #ufc257 card which was freaking $70
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) January 24, 2021
Wats up with ESPN App? @espn @ufc
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) January 24, 2021
Dana shut down the wrong servers pic.twitter.com/CNZq38rWKq
— Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) January 24, 2021
What’s going on with the PPV @danawhite @ufc. Can’t order
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) January 24, 2021
Just trying to do the right thing here ♂️
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) January 24, 2021
Yo @ufc whats going on with the PPV? #UFC257
— Ian Heinisch (@ianheinischmma) January 24, 2021
Stop the fights!!!!! Until we’re able to see em! @ufc #ESPNPlus
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) January 24, 2021
I think your new tech that suppose to surprise and stop the streamers... stopped everyone who paid 69.99 for PPV..... #UFC257
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) January 24, 2021
ESPN working for me, sorry you losers can't buy it. Ill update you.
— Funky (@Benaskren) January 24, 2021
I’m bout to stream this bih in a second @danawhite you know where I stay
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) January 24, 2021
Damn ESPN must not have been expecting this traffic ! #UFC257
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 24, 2021
Some bullshit! Can’t even order the fight after almost 30 minutes after starting! @ufc
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) January 24, 2021
Zoom? @arielhelwani ? Everyone ?
— karen Till (@darrentill2) January 24, 2021
We paid @espn but I can't access the fucking fights! Bullshit! @ufc @danawhite
— Marion Reneau (@BelizeanBruiser) January 24, 2021
Them: why Kevin got cut
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 24, 2021
Me: #UFC257 https://t.co/Xis9BJCFQj
paid but can't watch.. https://t.co/Kz94auI3bK
— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) January 24, 2021
I would like my $70 back#UFC257
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 24, 2021
So fights are working for illegal streams but not paying customers. Makes sense
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) January 24, 2021
I am genuinely concerned for people not being able to watch the fights. I actually FaceTimed some friends for a little. @ufc #UFC257
— Julia Avila (@RagingPandaMMA) January 24, 2021
Okay I am done send me a illegal streams!
— Ian Heinisch (@ianheinischmma) January 24, 2021
This isn’t a link to an illegal stream.https://t.co/UsfS85vrmj https://t.co/PNwo0pT5Ht
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 24, 2021
Where though
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) January 24, 2021
*mack* ♂️ Back In Action, Good Job @espn Missed Two Fights. #ufc257
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 24, 2021
⚔️ -CSO- Main Card Eye Vs Calderwood pic.twitter.com/tZOJGSDpM8
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