1 million PPV buys? Richard Schaefer claims that it’s possible for this Saturday’s Errol Spence-Mikey Garcia fight at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. In a piece by Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, he indicated that the fight has sold over 35,000 tickets as of Thursday. Spence-Garcia will be the first PPV for both fighters. It has received […]
Restraining order filed on Tony Ferguson by wife after disturbing issues with former champion
MMA Junkie reports that Tony Ferguson’s wife has filed a restraining order against the UFC lightweight after several incidents with Orange County (CA) authorities which concerned her. Junkie has obtained several police reports which claim the UFC fighter have had disturbing issues. A hearing is set for April 5th on the matter in Orange County […]
Porter tops payroll from Saturday’s PBC on Fox card
The California State Athletic Commission has disclosed the payouts from Saturday’s event at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Main card fighters Shawn Porter and Yordenis Ugas topped the payouts. Via CSAC: Viktor Slavinskyi $4,000 def Luis May $5,500 Justin Cardona $2,000 def Phillip Bounds $1,800 Jesus Cuellar $40,000 def Carlos Padilla $1,000 […]
PFL secures global partnership with Anheuser Busch In Bev’s Estrella Jalisco
The Professional Fighters’ League announced a multi-year global partnership with Anheuser Busch In-Bev’s Estrella Jalisco brand. It will be the Exclusive Beer Partner of the PFL. Via PFL press release: As the Official Beer of the PFL, Estrella Jalisco has global rights to use PFL logos and “Official Partner” branding for advertising and promotional usage, including pass-through branding rights for […]
Disgruntled May-Pac fans get oral argument in appeals court
On March 7th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in the appeal of the lawsuit brought by plaintiffs that purchased the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. The case was dismissed but appealed by the plaintiffs. The underlying facts of the lawsuit brought by multiple individuals and consolidated into […]