Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 388,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event went up against the NFL Playoffs on Saturday night. The event from Atlantic City, New Jersey featured Joe Smith, Jr. as he faced Jesse Hart. Smith, Jr. won a split decision. During the fight, a massive brawl broke […]
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Welcome to MPO 2.0
Adam Swift started MMA Payout over a decade ago with the purpose of providing a new source for the business side of mixed martial arts. In this new decade I hope to build upon this legacy by providing more of the same as well as additional information which I hope readers will find informative, insightful […]
Davis-Gamboa fight tops Showtime Boxing telecast with 577K viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 577,000 viewers for the main event of Gervonta Davis and Yuriokis Gamboa. Davis stopped Gamboa in Round 12 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georga Saturday night. It was the first time that the undefeated Davis went past round 9. In addition on the card, Jean Pascal defeated Badou […]
Wilder-Fury II officially announced, Fox-ESPN+ set to partner on PPV
On Friday, the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury became official as the two will square off at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22nd as part of a joint effort with Fox and ESPN+. Both networks will produce shoulder programming for the event with both offering the PPV. The […]
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of Pac-May fan lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court ruling dismissing a class action lawsuit filed discontent fans of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight in 2015. Fans claimed that due to the alleged concealment of a shoulder injury by Pacquiao, the fight was a bust. However, relying on past cases which indicate that fans […]