pay-per-view

After all, the “Fight of the Century” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas — won by Mayweather — set records with 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and $72 million in ticket sales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Their previous meeting in 2015 generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and a record live gate of $72m at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Mayweather beat fellow welterweight Pacquiao in their money-spinning 2015 "Fight of the Century," which generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys but largely failed to live up to the hype.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

The goal is to make the UFC bigger than ever by dropping the high-barrier-to-entry pay-per-view business model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

"There's little question that he was WWE's most important economic wrestler throughout that time - in terms of pay-per-view buys, which were still central in that era, TV ratings, and as a house show draw."

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Mike told me about having been a fan for decades—signing up for the cheaper pay-per-views, grabbing tapes to catch individual fights, following Dana White’s ascent from well-connected, Vegas-schooled businessman to international sporting titan.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024

Alvarez continues to be the biggest star in boxing, fronting 10 pay-per-views since serving a six-month suspension in 2018, earning millions of pounds in the process.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022

"I think it would be one of the biggest pay-per-views ever, and I know I can win," he said.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2021

He writes and structures AEW programming — which includes four weekly shows and four pay-per-views each year — and those boyhood dreams of booking for a company have come true.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021

Two women fight one of the most successful UFC pay-per-views and your choices to fill the gap are, except for Rousey and Holm, men?

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2015