Last Saturday’s replay of the Gervonta Davis- Hector Garcia fight on Showtime drew 124,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was good enough for 140th overall out of 150 shows rated on Saturday night. The telecast also featured the fight between Roiman Villa and Rashidi Ellis. It was Villa that came back to win […]
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UFC PPVs up to $80 in 2023
The Sports Business Journal reports that the price of UFC PPVs on ESPN+ will go up another $5 in 2023. Disney announced the price hike from $74.99 to $79.99 starting in 2023. According to Disney, the rise in price reflects the “value of UFC events and the popularity and the quality of UFC events.” This […]
Jake Paul predicts poor PPV sales for Silva fight
Don’t expect the Jake Paul-Anderson Silva PPV to do big numbers. According to Paul, the pre-buys were doing well, but then flattened out. The PPV between Paul and Silva drew 200K-300K per the victor by unanimous decision. The event this past Saturday was disappointing to Paul as he stated on his recent podcast. According to […]
Report: Canelo-GGG III disappoints
Dan Rafael reports that the PPV buys for the Canelo Alvarez-GGG III fight this past Saturday drew between 550K to 575K units per Rafael’s sources. According to Rafael sources, 200K of the buys were from non-subscribers of DAZN. The PPV broadcast price point was $64.99 for DAZN subscribers who pay $9.99 per month or $99.99 […]