The rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was officially announced today to take place Feb. 22 at the MGM in Grand in Las Vegas. 

For the first time ever, Fox Sports and ESPN+ will cooperate for a joint pay-per-view to ramp up the promotion, one of which Bob Arum is anticipating two million PPV buys and $100 million in revenue, which would make it one of the most successful heavyweight fights of all time. 

According to officials who are staging the event, the PPV will be an ESPN production and will broadcast a total of three fights for the paid portion of the progam.

In addition to the main event between Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs), the WBC heavyweight champion, and Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs), the lineal heavyweight champion, PBC and Top Rank will have one fight slot each to match any of their fighters in separate bouts.

Neither of the fights will be Top Rank vs. PBC, according to the source. 

In recent years, PPV broadcasts have predominantly been a total of four bouts, but this scaled down version will allow PBC and Top Rank an even amount of shine. 

The non-PPV portion of the broadcast will have six additional fights — three from Top Rank and three from PBC. The non-PPV fights will be simulcast on ESPN and Fox properties before the PPV begins.

Tickets for the rematch are on sale Saturday, Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at www.MGMGrand.com  or www.AXS.com. 

Prices are not available on either site, but according to MGM officials organizing the event, tickets start at $154, $254, $354, $504, $1,004, $1,504, before all applicable fees.

For the first fight between Wilder and Fury at Staples Center in Los Angeles last December, tickets ranged from $75 to $1,000.

There will not be a customary international press tour for the fight, but there will be plenty of appearances from both fighters on Fox and ESPN platforms in the coming months, beginning with a Fury appearance on ESPN College Gameday ahead of the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports and hosts his own radio show in Los Angeles. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk.akopyan@gmail.com.