Yahoo! Sports reports that the official PPV buys for the May 2nd fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao drew an astronomical 4.4 million PPV buys that equates to more than $400 million in revenue. The numbers shatter the old PPV buy rate record set by Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya in 2007 and […]
Glory 21 draws 488,000 viewers
MMA Mania reports that Glory 21 on Spike TV Friday night drew an average of 488,000 viewers which would make it the fifth highest-viewed card on Spike TV. The event took place from San Diego, California and improves upon its last time on Spike when it drew just 359,000 viewers. According to Sports TV Ratings it […]
Coker comments on UFC-Reebok sponsor policy
In an interview with MMA Fighting, Scott Coker indicates that Bellator has been contacted by multiple UFC fighters and managers about its sponsorship policy in light of the revealed pay structure under the new UFC-Reebok deal. He also talked about Bellator business. The Q&A with Luke Thomas hit all of the salient points although Coker […]
Perfect Tan not perfect sponsor for UFC
Sam Alvey and his tanning sponsor, Perfect Tan, will no longer be able to work around the UFC’s sponsor rules according to the organization. UFC exec Tom Wright indicated that Alvey’s “#PerfectTan” that he had spray-tanned on his chest this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 65 was against the UFC’s sponsor rules. Wright stated […]
UFC Fight Night 65 attendance, gate and bonuses
Robert Whittaker, James Vick, Daniel Hooker and Alex Chambers received $50,000 Performances of the Night Bonuses at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 65. Dana White tweeted out the bonus winners and it was also announced at the post-event press conference. Unbelievable night of fights!!! Thank u AUS. 4 Performance Bonuses Robert Whittaker Alex Chambers Daniel Hooker […]