Forbes announced its annual list of highest paid athletes. As expected, boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. topped the list earning $300 million including endorsement deals. His opponent, May 2nd, Manny Pacquiao landed second on the list. Mayweather tallied $285 million in pay from June 2014 to June 2015. He earned $100 million on fight night against […]
pay-per-view
Will Mayweather-Pacquiao hurt UFC 187 PPV buys?
MMA Fighting posed the question as to how well will UFC 187 do this weekend in light of the big Mayweather-Pacquiao fight earlier this month. Despite the steep PPV price of $90-$100, an estimated 4.4 million people paid to see the fight. Now, will combat sports fans turn around and pay another $60 this weekend? […]
Report: Buy rates for UFC 185 and UFC 186
The Wrestling Observer (subscription recommended) reports the PPV estimated buy rates for the last two UFC events. UFC 185 drew 275,000 while the much-maligned UFC 186 garnered somewhere between 100,000-125,000 buys. It also updates the estimate for UFC 184. The PPV estimates are based on information obtained from Dave Meltzer. UFC 185 featured two title fights […]
Mayweather-Pacquiao destroys PPV, gate records
Yahoo! Sports reports that the official PPV buys for the May 2nd fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao drew an astronomical 4.4 million PPV buys that equates to more than $400 million in revenue. The numbers shatter the old PPV buy rate record set by Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya in 2007 and […]
Dish Network ditches UFC 186
MMA Junkie reports that satellite provider Dish Network will not be offering UFC 186 this Saturday and thus prohibiting its approximately 14 million subscribers from ordering the pay per view. The UFC issued a statement regarding the situation. The statement in part reads: Due to contractual issues, DISH Network will not be offering UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi on […]