One Championship announced a plan to produce 80 shows and a big roster expansion in 2020 as the Singapore-based company likely will make its way to the United States. CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed the plans to the Associated Press on Wednesday. One is putting on 45 events in Asia but looks to almost double the […]
NAC releases gate, attendance and comps for Fury-Schwarz
The Nevada Athletic Commission released the ticket sales from Saturday night’s Tyson Fury fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The reported gate was $882,145.00 on 5,489 ticket sold. There were 1,187 comps. MMA Payout reported earlier this week that Fury made a reported $1 million. Payout Perspective: The event was not a […]
Appellate Court issues opinion in Wilder-Povetkin case, escrow money goes back to promoter
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week in the Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin/World of Boxing appeal filed by the parties. It appears that the long, winding lawsuit may have finally ended. Maybe. While the appellate court filed an order last week, World of Boxing still holds a defamation claim against Wilder. This […]
Fury tops payout for Saturday’s Top Rank event
MMA Payout has obtained the full roster of salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission from Saturday’s Top Rank promoted event featuring Tyson Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tyson Fury’s reported salary was $1 million although its been known that he’s receiving around $12.5 million for the fight. According to the NAC paysheet, […]
Fury-Schwarz Prelims on ESPN2 draw 493,000 viewers
The undercard for the Top Rank Boxing event this past Saturday night on ESPN2 drew 493,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast preceded the main card for the Fury-Schwarz fight. The event drew 143,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.32 share overall. The undercard featured several fights including Junior lightweight Mikaela […]