Dan Rafael reports that the Tank Davis-Frank Martin fight on June 15 sold between 325K and 350K PPV buys per his sources. According to Rafael, the PPV buys are across all platforms for PBC (i.e., linear and online). The PPV sold for $74.95 in the U.S. The telecast would have grossed $24.3M on the conservative […]
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Report: UFC 300 projected for 1M PPV buys
UFC PPVs to remain the same for 2024
After increases to its PPVs in 2022 and 2023, the $79.99 price point will remain the same for 2024 according to a report from the Sports Business Journal. Dana White has maintained that the decisions to raise PPV prices (which are in addition to the subscription price on ESPN+) are out of his hands and […]
Canelo-Charlo draws reported 600-700K buys
Dan Rafael reports that the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo drew 600-700K PPV buys. The reported buys would make it the third-highest selling fight of the year next to Tank-Ryan Garcia and Jake Paul-Tommy Fury earlier this year. Alvarez won a one-sided unanimous decision over Charlo and retained his undisputed super middleweight titles. […]
Report: Haney-Loma draws just 150K buys
Dan Rafael reports that the Devin Haney-Vasily Lomachenko PPV fight on ESPN+ drew 150,000 buys. The number includes digital and linear purchases. Notably, Rafael reports that Haney had a guarantee of $4 million while Loma had a guarantee of $3 million. The fight had a price point of $59.99. The April 22nd fight between Gervonta […]