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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 1, 2017 17:32:56 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/09/mayweather-mcgregor-pay-per-view-buys-showtime-1202159898/Mayweather-McGregor PPV Buys Near Record; Final Numbers Next Week Showtime said today that its much-hyped Floyd Mayweather Jr-Conor McGregor fight Saturday on pay-per-view is tracking near a record total, with preliminary numbers showing a number in the mid- to high-4 million range for buys. Final numbers are expected by the end of next week. The current mark was set in May 2015 by the Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, which saw 4.6 million buys of the event co-aired by HBO and Showtime. That totaled more than $410 million in domestic revenue. Either way, Showtime will be able to boast the two biggest PPV events ever. “We’d love to break the record – if we don’t we’ll come really, really close,” Stephen Espinoza, EVP and General Manager of Showtime Sports, told Deadline today. He said the fight certainly will be the highest-grossing of all time with all revenue streams taken into account. “In general with pay-per-view, there is a certain amount of growth between the initial report and when all the buys come in later,” Espinoza said. “It’s a little too soon to definitively say it will break record, but it’s definitely within reach. “Overall, we are happy.” Viewers of last weekend’s fight, won by Mayweather in a 10th-round TKO, ponied up $99.99 for the fight pitting the undefeated boxing champion and MMA champion McGregor, who was making his pro boxing debut. The payout for both was also big: McGregor is expected to receive about $30 million while Mayweather is guaranteed $100 million. Showtime will re-air the fight Saturday at 6 PM PT. Patrick Hipes contributed to this report.
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