UFC 254 drew 675,000 buys worldwide according to sources obtained by John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. Per SBJ, 500,000 buys were attributed to U.S. purchases on ESPN+ putting it 5th in PPV buys for 2020. UFC 254 featured Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje with Khabib winning in the 2nd round and promptly retiring […]
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Charlo Bros PPV draws 100K per report
The Athletic reports that Showtime’s PPV last Saturday featuring the Charlo brothers in co-main event fights drew 100,000 buys. According to Mike Ccoppinger, there is a possibility that the PPV could go as high as 120,000 buys. It was the debut for Jermall and Jermell Charlo as featured boxers on PPV and they delivered with […]
Report: UFC 253 draws 700K worldwide buys
The Athletic reports that UFC 253 this past Saturday drew 700,000 worldwide buys on ESPN+. The main event featured Israel Adesanya as he took on Paulo Costa. The 700K buys ties it with UFC 249 this past May as Justin Gaethje fought Tony Ferguson in the main event. UFC 251 is this year’s reported high […]
Showtime Boxing pits its PPV up against UFC this weekend
Boxing returns to PPV on Saturday featuring the Charlo brothers in what many boxing fans see as a quality card with the potential for excitement. However, it goes up against the UFC’s monthly PPV. What will combat sports fans do? First off, the Showtime PPV is priced at $74.95 which makes many fans apprehensive of […]
Fox to offer WrestleMania on PPV
The Sports Business Journal reports that Fox Sports will offer WrestleMania this weekend through its apps and FoxSports.com website. The two-night PPV will go for $59.99. It will be the first time that Fox has offered a WWE PPV on its platforms. According to the report from SBJ, it is the first of a larger […]