UFC 178 drew attendance of 10,544 for a gate of $2.2 million at the MGM Grand. In addition the bonuses were handed out to Conor McGregor, Dominick Cruz, Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy.
The attendance, gate and bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference.
As indicated by MMA Junkie, attendance ranked 7th out of 9 PPV events this year. As we reported on Friday, there were still tickets available as it had not yet sold out.
The bonuses were awarded as follows:
FOTN: Romero-Kennedy
Performance of the Night: Cruz and McGregor
Payout Perspective:
The attendance and gate were as expected. One might wonder if the UFC had booked the MGM because of the anticipated Jon Jones fight (MGM is bigger venue than Mandalay Bay). While it was a very good card, I don’t think Johnson as the headliner would have garnered an MGM sell out.
There was some controversy in the Romero-Kennedy fight with Romero taking extra rest in between rounds. Certainly, that could have worked in his favor. Cruz and McGregor’s performances deserved the bonuses as both were impressive.
Good PPV main card. Good action worth the buy.
Very exciting card!
Hahahaha…very short marketing
Really Tops go to cartoon network with your stupid shit.
By far from top to bottom best card and action of the year. We need more cards like this. Well worth the buy.
UFC 178 was a card exemplified by great matchmaking. It was stacked with exciting fights & finishes, something that is extremely rare now a days in the UFC.