Zuffa is in advanced talks to sell the UFC according to ESPN’s Darren Rovell. The transaction could land the current owners $4 billion. John Nash of Bloody Elbow and Jonathan Snowden of Bleacher Report had reported the possibility of the sale earlier this year. There are at least four bids to purchase the organization including […]
UFC Fight Night 87 draws 656,000 viewers, Prelims 494,000
UFC Fight Night 87 drew 656,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The Prelims which preceded the main card drew 494,000 viewers. The main card featured Alistair Overeem taking on Andre Arlovski. Overeem, the crowd favorite, stopped Arlovski in the second round. The prelims were highlighted by Rustam Khabilov as he […]
Belfort compares Reebok deal to slavery
UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort compared the Reebok deal to slavery according to an interview he did with Sports TV Brazil. Translated by Bloody Elbow: “MMA is a lot closer to entertainment than sport these days. I’m not satisfied with the way the company is handling sponsorship. We are pretty much living in slavery. We can’t […]
UFC Fight Night 86 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 86 from Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The numbers were announced at the post-fight press conference. Alistair Overeem, Stefan Struve, Germaine de Randamie and Gunnar Nelson earned Performance of the Night Bonuses of $50,000 each. There was no Fight of the Night bonus. Notably, […]
Alvarez and Boxing PPV buys
As Canelo Alvarez takes on Amir Khan Saturday night on one of the busiest days in sports, we take a look at prior May boxing events and where this PPV can go. Per Sports Business Journal Research, these are the top-grossing boxing PPVs: Mayweather-Pacquiao – May 2015: 4.4M PPV buys Oscar de la Hoya-Mayweather – […]