The Professional Fighters League on Thursday night drew 165,000 viewers on ESPN2 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. PFL5’s main card aired on the network. The main card which aired at 9 pm ET featured Lance Palmer as he defeated Luis Rafael Laurentino via TKO in Featherweight action. Also, Chris Wade secured a spot in […]
UFC 240 tickets affordable as ticket demand non-existent
UFC 240 this Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada looks to be one of the most affordable in recent memory. According to SeatGeek, the ‘get-in’ price on the secondary market is $110 USD. As of Friday afternoon, the market appears to be very soft for this event featuring the Featherweight title defense of Max Holloway and […]
Pac-Thurman attendance, gate, comps and payouts (Pac pays a lot for tickets)
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) […]