ESPN reports that it will cost $10 million to be a title sponsor for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The price tag outpaces the $5.6 million title sponsor deal for Tecate’s main sponsorship of Mayweather-Pacquiao. Per ESPN: The sponsoring company would get its logo at the center of […]
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Ward/Kovalev 2 replay draws 752,000 on HBO
The HBO replay of Ward/Kovalev 2 this past Saturday drew 752,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew a 0.52 rating in the A18-49 category. The replay is less than the 834,000 viewers that saw their first fight on HBO last November. We should note that the replay of the first fight was accompanied […]
McGregor negotiating with apparel sponsors for Mayweather boxing match
MMA Fighting reports that Conor McGregor will not be tied to Reebok for his August 26th boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar told Ariel Helwan on The MMA Hour. According to Attar, he is a free agent with respect to athletic apparel. McGregor was one of a handful of UFC athletes to […]
Report states Top Rank strikes deal with ESPN, Pacquiao to fight on network July 1st
CBS Sports reports that Manny Pacquiao’s July 1st fight against Jeff Horn will be on ESPN to kick off a new Top Rank series with the network. No word what the new alignment means with Top Rank’s longstanding relationship with HBO. A Ring.tv report indicates that the new partnership with ESPN will also telecast Vasyl Lomachenko […]
UFC Fight Night 111 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore. The event was a Fight Pass only event taking place early Saturday morning in North America. Holly Holm, Ulka Sasaki, Li Jingliang and Frank Camacho received the $50,000 bonuses. Holm and Sasaki earned “Performance of the Night” honors while Jingliang […]