The PFL’s large ‘Battle of the Giants’ pay-per-view went down two weekends in the past on October nineteenth and featured most of the largest names on the promotion’s roster. That didn’t assist them transfer a big variety of models in the USA, sadly.
In line with Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, the PFL PPV did simply over 10,000 buys on ESPN+, the unique platform for ‘Battle of the Giants’ within the U.S.. At $49.99 a pop, which means they made simply $500,000 in America off an occasion that includes a $10 million greenback combat between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.
It’s price noting that the combat was additionally streamed on DAZN internationally for $19.99 and we don’t have these numbers, or the numbers for ancillary offers in smaller worldwide markets. However these U.S. numbers can’t be seen pretty much as good contemplating the cardboard featured Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg, the promotion’s two largest names.
PFL’s Donn Davis celebrated the occasion after it occurred, boasting of 4.4 billion ‘impressions’ and 326 million video views throughout 160 international locations. Followers on the time joked that he was counting all of the pirate streams — and you recognize what, that may not be too far off from the reality. That is an consideration economic system, and PFL did have individuals’s consideration throughout their final occasion.
Now we have now to see if they will get individuals’s cash.
It’s a troublesome atmosphere for pay-per-view as of late, particularly when your monetary companions insist on you holding your occasions in a international market like Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon. There’s additionally Turki Alalshikh redefining what the value of an occasion needs to be. After years of watching PPV costs rise to $70, $80, and even $100, Alalshikh has stated he’d convey costs right down to $20.
Did you purchase the ‘Battle of the Giants’ pay-per-view earlier this month? Would you purchase a future PFL pay-per-view at $20? Tell us within the feedback under, Maniacs!