Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 260 at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw Stipe Miocic defend his heavyweight title against Francis Ngannou. Ngannou wins UFC Heavyweight Championship The rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou was vastly different from their first […]
UFC 260 PPV prelims draw 718K
The UFC 260 PPV Prelims drew 718,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN and 297,000 in the A18-49 demo. Despite the stiff competition from the Men’s NCAA Tournament, the fights finished 5th overall in cable ratings. UFC 260 preceded the PPV on ESPN+ featuring Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight title matchup. The […]
With acquisition of Team Sauerland Wasserman enters boxing
Sports marketing and talent management company Wasserman has purchased European boxing promoter Team Sauerland to create Wasserman Boxing. The move puts the LA-based company into the industry of boxing events. Sauerland’s stable included IBF world cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis and English middleweight contender Chris Eubank, Jr. The foray into boxing will focus on promotion in […]
Anderson Silva-Julio Cesar Chavez boxing event announced
TMZ Sports reports that UFC and MMA legend Anderson Silva has signed to box Julio Cesar Chavez on June 19th. Silva’s time in the UFC ended after he was released by the company in November 2020. Yet, the 45-year-old wanted to continue his career. The bout will take place on an event entitled, “Tribute to […]
Ngannou NFT sells for $284K
The next big thing in collectibles is something called a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). An NFT piece of art created by Australian artist BossLogic of Francis Ngannou sold for $284,000 on Monday. A non-fungible token is a unit of data on a digital ledger called a blockchain, where each NFT can represent a unique digital term, […]