POSTED: December 11, 2008 - 3:49 pm
CATEGORIES: MMA, Boxing, International
HBO has released the official buyrate for Saturday's fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. The pay-per-view megafight drew 1.25 million buys with $70 million in revenue. These numbers are promising given the current state of the economy. De La Hoya pocketed $20 million, while Pacquiao was guaranteed $11 million.
More promising numbers are out in the mixed martial arts world as Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that UFC 91 drew 1,010,000 buys, which would make it the highest grossing UFC pay-per-view since UFC 66, which was headlined by Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz. However, this number has yet to be confirmed and initial reports had hinted that the show did about 800,000.
According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, UFC 91 sold 10,845 tickets for a live gate of $4,815,675. Total fighter payroll was $1,118,000, plus $240,000 in bonuses.

