MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC 192 on Saturday night from Houston, Texas.
The numbers were announced at the post-fight news conference. The UFC drew 14,622 fans for a live gate of $1.859 million at Houston’s Toyota Center. It was the fourth event at the venue for the UFC and the lowest output of the four.
Via MMA Junkie:
- UFC 166: 17,238 ($2,500,000 live gate) – main event Cain-JDS
- UFC 136: 16,164 ($2,230,000 live gate) – main event Edgar-Maynard III
- UFC 69: 15,269 ($2,817,200 live gate) – main event GSP-Serra
- UFC 192: 14,622 ($1,859,000 live gate) – main event DC-Gus
In addition, the bonuses were announced at the news conference with Daniel Cormier, Alexander Gustafsson, Albert Tumenov and Adriano Martins receiving the $50,000 bonuses.
Payout Perspective:
No-brainers when it came to the bonuses although Sage Northcutt and Rose Namajunas could have staked claim to bonuses as well. One might expect them getting one of those “locker room” bonuses we hear about. The gate was the lowest of the four events at the Toyota Center despite the relative close proximity Cormier was to his hometown.
325k PPV is my call. Completely under the radar, little promo, no star power to really speak of.
325k PPV is my call. Completely under the radar, little promo, no star power to really speak of.
I think people are simply starting to get bored of MMA because it’s just too over-advertised.
very true its just like how poker used to be on every channel ten years ago.
Decline stage
And let’s not forget all the obnoxious fighters who talk more than they fight. And the scandals that have raised serious questions about the integrity of the sport. Another thing that puts me off is the fact that many fighters, who should be fighting as heavyweights, constantly face other, smaller opponents. I can’t stand mismatched fights.