ESPN reports that the September 16th fight between GGG and Canelo Alvarez will be shown in approximately 400 movie theatres in conjunction with Fathom Events. The event is being priced at $21 per ticket which is about half the amount that The Money Fight retailed for in theatres last month. The event will show the […]
Payout Perspective: The Money Fight
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. Almost a week later, but we are still talking about The Money Fight that took place August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena. Mayweather stops McGregor in 10 Floyd Mayweather waited it out. As most believed, he tested out Conor McGregor for the first couple around before going […]
Jon Jones USADA blood tests post-UFC 214 were negative
MMA Fighting reports that Jon Jones passed a USADA blood test post-UFC 214. However, his urine test post-weigh-ins at UFC 214 indicated a failed test. However, the blood test would not have been screened for Turinabol, the drug that is banned by the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. In addition, MMA Fighting learned that Jones passed two […]
UFC Fight Night 115 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 115 from Rotterdam. The $50,000 bonuses went to Alexander Vokov, Stefan Struve, Zabit Magomedsharipov and Mairbek Taisumov. Volkov and Struve earned Fight of the Night and Magomedsharipov and Taisumov drew Performance bonuses. All 3 of the fights ended with stoppages. As for the […]
The Ratings Buffet week ending September 1st
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending September 1st featured a lot of events this past weekend centered squarely around The Money Fight. Friday Showtime: All Access Mayweather-McGregor 10:00pm-10:23pm 105,000 viewers, 0.04 A18-49 FS1 Mayweather/McGregor Weigh-In Show 6:00-7:00pm ET 368,000 viewers FS1: All Access Mayweather/McGregor 8:30-9:00pm ET 214,000 viewers FS1: All Access Mayweather/McGregor 7:00-7:30pm ET […]