The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the payouts, attendance and gate for the Manny Pacquiao-Keith Thurman fight. The event this past Saturday sold 11,436 tickets with another 1,675 comped. The gate drew $6,260,275. The commission also disclosed the payouts from the event. Manny Pacquiao received $10M (although likely more) for his fight with Keith Thurman who […]
Aurora Cannabis and UFC launch joint research project on CBD
Aurora Cannabis and the UFC have launched an endeavor for researching the use of CBD products for MMA athletes. The company’s CBD sponsor, Aurora Cannabis, is launching the research program which will produce multiple studies under the terms of the partnership with the UFC. According to the release, the research will examine the use of […]
Zuffa Boxing makes a hire
Zuffa Boxing may be taking another step to becoming a reality and likely a major player in the industry. Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that Zuffa has hired an individual to run Zuffa Boxing. Sources tell @TheAthleticBOX Dana White has hired a person to run his boxing division (unofficially referred to as Zuffa Boxing) […]
PBC Fight Night on Fox yields 923,000 viewers
PBC on Fox drew 923,000 viewers on Saturday night. The event drew 269,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.62 overall rating. The event featured Caleb Plant and Mike Lee with Plant stopping Lee in round 3. PBC on Fox led to the Pacquiao-Thurman later that night. In fast overnights, the event drew 880,000 […]
UFC on ESPN 4 draws 957,000 viewers, Prelims 548,000
UFC on ESPN 4 drew 957,000 viewers Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Rafael dos Anjos and Leon Edwards. The event drew 481,000 viewers in the A18-49 category and an overall share of 0.60 for the 2 hour show. The 3-hour Prelims which preceded the event on ESPN drew 548,000 […]