Dana White believes that he can do boxing better. In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, White believes he has ideas that could make boxing better. “You need to get a real TV deal,” said Dana White to Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole in a shot made against Bob Arum’s Top Rank deal with ESPN. White’s foray […]
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MPO Year in Review: No. 1 The Money Fight
MMA Payout’s business story of the year is likely everyone else’s big news of the year: The Money Fight which saw Conor McGregor make his debut in the ring against Floyd Mayweather. What many thought would never happened at the beginning of 2017 actually came together rather quickly as the two squared off the last […]
White claims to be meeting with Mayweather today
Dana White appeared on FS1’s “Undisputed” Thursday morning and revealed that he was meeting with Floyd Mayweather later in the day. Although the retired boxer has claimed he is not fighting in the UFC, there could be another motive for the meeting. While White is dangling the belief that Mayweather could fight in the octagon, […]
PBC on FS1 Friday night draws 276,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Friday night drew 276,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the return of Jessie Vargas as he defeated Herrera via unanimous decision. Prior to Friday night, Vargas last fought Manny Pacquiao in November 2016. Notably, Vargas has a victory over Sadam Ali, the fighter that upset […]
Showtime announces Mayweather-McGregor draws 4.3 million domestic PPV buys
On Thursday, Showtime announced that the official domestic PPV buys for August’s Mayweather-McGregor fight drew 4.3 million PPV buys which fell short of the record set by Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. Showtime also announced that it drew over $600 million in total revenue. The Mayweather-McGregor fight was second biggest gate ever with […]