John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 263 drew 500,000 PPV buys on ESPN+. With international buys, it “had around 600,000 total buys.” The event featured two title fights headlined by Israel Adesanya as he defended his belt against Marvin Vettori. The event also saw Brandon Moreno win the UFC Flyweight title […]
PFL and Upper Deck agree to exclusive trading card and memorabilia deal
The Professional Fighters League and Upper Deck have engaged in a multi-year deal for licensed collectibles. According to a PFL press release, fans will be offed a wide array of collectibles that feature autographs and memorabilia from the PFL. The trading cards will be offered in both physical and digital form featuring the likes of […]
Jury to hear Booker T Copyright Infringement lawsuit
Booker Huffman’s lawsuit against Activision will be going before a jury according to a recent court order which sided with the Hall of Fame wrestler over his “GI Bro” character. Huffman sued Activision, Major League Gaming and Treyarch Corp. for the use of his character in Call of Duty. The Defendants moved to strike a […]
Lopez out of PPV event this weekend with COVID-19
Boxer Teofimo Lopez tested positive for COVID-19 and this Saturday’s fight against George Kambosos will be moved to August 14th. Triller Fight Club co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh made the announcement and announced the postponement date. Triller won the purse bid to promote this fight outdueling both Lopez and Kambosos’ promoters for the event. The news comes […]
UFC Prelims draw 1.087M
The UFC 263 Prelims on ESPN drew 1.087M per Nielsen. The early Prelims which preceded ESPN drew 752,000 viewers. The UFC 263 Prelims featured Drew Dober and Brad Riddell which ended up being Fight of the Night. The early prelims featured Pannie Kianzad and Alexis Davis in a women’s bantamweight matchup with Kianzad earning the […]