Mark Taffet of HBO sits down with Bloomberg TV to discuss the latest in boxing business. Taffet shares what his predictions are for the Mayweather-Mosley fight, in addition to some other interesting tidbits about competition between boxing and MMA. Payout Perspective: The most interesting comment that Taffet made came towards the end of the interview […]
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WEC 48: Record Setting Pre-Sale
Brian Knapp of Sherdog.com reports that the WEC had a record pre-sale for its forthcoming WEC 48 event, which is slated to be the organization’s debut PPV effort. Harris thinks WEC 48 “Aldo vs. Faber” on April 24 could draw more than 15,000 fans to the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. By comparison, the WEC’s […]
UFC Retains PPV Crown
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo Sports! has written a good summary piece detailing last year’s PPV figures across MMA, boxing, and wrestling in which the UFC claimed six of the top ten buyrates and eleven of the top fifteen. UFC’s numbers are even more impressive when one considers that several of the company’s biggest drawing cards […]
UFC and Kerasotes Sign Theatre Agreement
The Kerasotes Showplace Theatres chain is now advertising UFC 111 in the “Coming Soon” segment of its website, signalling the beginning of a four-fight agreement with the UFC to show fights across its many theatres in the US. Payout Perspective: The success of Mayweather-Marquez in theatres last September was enough impetus for the UFC to […]
UFC 109: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 109: Relentless, which was held on Saturday, February 6th (Superbowl Weekend) from the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured a heavyweight clash between Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, in addition to a […]