Closed-circuit tickets for Mayweather-Pacquiao are not cheap
According to ESPN's Dan Rafael, Bob Arum told him that closed-circuit tickets for the Fight of the Century will be priced at $150.
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If you're lucky enough to be traveling to Las Vegas for the Fight of the Century, but don't plan on dishing out tons of dollars to be at the fight live, you'll still be forced to pay a pretty hefty price to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao go head to head.
According to ESPN's Dan Rafael, promoter Bob Arum told him that closed-circuit tickets for the fight will cost $150, meaning that if you're staying at a hotel in Las Vegas on May 2, the only way you'll be able to watch the fight is by paying the closed-circuit price at an MGM location -- or you could actually attend the fight, of course.
Ticket and closed circuit info on #MayweatherPacquiao is pending but Arum told me moments ago the closed circuit tix in Vegas will be $150.
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) April 9, 2015
Because MGM Resorts International has exclusive rights to the event, other hotels cannot broadcast the event. MGM owns several hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, such as the MGM Grand, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the Monte Carlo. Guests staying at an MGM resort won't be able to order the fight on PPV for $89.95, which means they'll have to pay the $150.
@clung99 If you're in Vegas at a hotel you can't order the PPV. You either have ticket or watch on cc.
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) April 9, 2015
In the case of this fight, it's getting harder to figure out who the biggest powerhouse is. Is it Mayweather Jr. or Pacquiao? Or, is it MGM?
