The Wrestling Observer reports that the WWE has once again lowered the reported buy rate for this year’s Wrestlemania. The WWE now reports that WM28 garnered between 1.1 and 1.2 million PPV buys worldwide. Initially, the WWE reported 1.3 million PPV buys and then lowered it again to 1,214,000 buys. For the second time, its […]
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White predicts 1M buys for UFC 148
MMA Mania reports that Dana White estimates UFC 148 on July 7th to hit “UFC 100” levels including 1 million PPV buys. It appears that The Spider is doing his part with some uncharacteristic strong trash talk for the challenger. Payout Perspective: The UFC has not hit 1 million PPV buys since Brock Lesnar lost […]
UFC numbers from this weekend
The UFC put on two shows on Friday and Saturday with both shows selling out in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. MMA Junkie reports the numbers for UFC 147. The attendance on Saturday night drew a reported 16,643 fans. According to Zuffa, its the best showing for the promotion in Brazil. The […]
Payout Perspective: Pacquiao-Bradley
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective where we look at the world of boxing. This time we look at the controversial fight which took place Saturday night at the MGM Grand where Timothy Bradley shocked the world by taking a split decision over Manny Pacquiao to the stunned fans in attendance and the […]
Pacquiao fight will start after Game 7 complete
With the Heat beating the Celtics Thursday night, Saturday night will be an ultra busy night of sports including the big fight between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley. To ensure that no one has to choose between a game 7 and the Pacquiao-Bradley fight, promoter Bob Arum has stated that the main event won’t start […]