Dana White re-affirmed at UFC 111’s post-fight press conference that the attendance for Saturday’s show at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was over 17,000 and considered to be a sell-out. The event produced a gate of over $4 million, which would make it the UFC’s highest grossing gate event since UFC 100 last July and good for a spot on the UFC’s top-10 highest grossing events of all-time.
We should have official figures within the next two weeks as promotions typically have 7-10 working days to report an official number to athletic commission.
Is this the first time in Jersey in recent history?
I think UFC 89 or something like that was in NJ. Evans vs Bisping. At one point the East coast was a money trap for the UFC around UFC 40-50 range. BUt the success of the UFC in the last few years has changed it dramatically. with sell outs in atlanta, Columbus, Newark, Philly, etc.
When you give 2 title fights numbers are gonna be good. People were sick of the crap cards with no title fights and really no headliner.