MMA Fighting reports that Bellator 120’s PPV has surpassed 100,000 buys. Despite losing its main event, Bellator exceeded most expectations with the amount of buys. Greg Savage of Sherdog first reported the buy rate. The initial buy rate floated out there was 65,000 buys according to Dave Meltzer on his Wrestling Observer podcast with Bryan […]
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UFC 173: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where T.J. Dillashaw pulled off the upset of Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao. Dillashaw upsets Barao Renan Barao was thought of as one of the best pound for pound […]
Preliminary indications show that Mayweather-Maidana drew 800K-900K PPV buys
ESPN’s Dan Rafael indicated in a Sportsnation Chat with fans that the PPV buy rates from the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana fight sold between 800,000 to 900,000 PPVs. Golden Boy and Showtime have yet to make an official announcement. The news of the buy rate based on Rafael’s sources are disappointing considering it’s a Mayweather fight. […]
Pacquiao-Bradley II: 750K-800K PPV buys
ESPN reports the PPV rate for the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley received between 750,000 and 800,000 buys. The estimated buy rate was a “disappointment” according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. The ESPN article noted that HBO did not produce a formal release but did confirm that the event generated $49 million […]
Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez Removed From Bellator Pay-Per-View
One week away from their PPV debut, Bellator announced today that Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez suffered an injury while training which will force him out of next week’s PPV main-event. Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez has suffered a head injury before his scheduled May 17th Lightweight Title fight with Michael Chandler and has been removed […]