The UFC has officially announced a sell out for UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy on March 27th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – As the Ultimate Fighting Championship® heads back to the East Coast, the fans have responded once again, and welcomed the UFC® back with open arms. Tickets are officially sold out for UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY, which is presented by TapouT and is taking place Saturday, March 27th from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
“I love every time we go to the East Coast,” UFC President Dana White said. “The fans always come out and show their support. We’re coming there with a stacked card and two championship fights. This time New Jersey – New York is next.”
In featured bouts, one of the best fighters in the game today, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, looks to extend his reign and his six fight winning streak against British bomber Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir looks to become only the second man in UFC history to win the championship three times when he takes on number one contender Shane Carwin for the interim UFC heavyweight title.
UFC 111 will be available live on pay-per-view on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, BellTV, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.95 ($49.95/Canada) for standard definition or high-definition broadcasts (where available).
Payout Perspective:
Despite some of the bad news currently floating around regarding the WEC’s ratings and UFC’s previous buyrates, the fact that UFC 111 has officially sold out bodes well for the company’s Spring campaign.
UFC 111 is really the launch point for a period of six weeks that will feature four title fights – five if you count Aldo-Faber – and the lead-in to the summer campaign that will see Evans-Rampage, the UFC 2010 video game, and the probable return of Brock Lesnar in July. A strong showing in Newark and the UFC should be able to build the momentum necessary to match the types of buyrates it saw last year at this time.
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