MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 175. Notably, the gate for Saturday’s event fell slightly short of the estimated $5 million gate.
The numbers announced at the post-fight press conference had the attendance at 10,044 for a gate of $4.4 million. As always, no comps were released. Notably, UFC 170, which was the last event at the Mandalay Bay had 10,127 in attendance for a gate of $1.4 million. Earlier in the week, Dana White had estimated a gate of $5 million.
Bonuses for the night were as follows:
Lyoto Machida-Chris Weidman – Fight of the Night
Ronda Rousey – Performance of the Night
Rob Font – Performance of the Night
Each received $50,000 bonuses.
Payout Perspective:
Despite not meeting the $5M mark, $4.4 million is a respectable figure especially for the Mandalay Bay. Obviously, the high ticket prices contributed to the enormous gate. It’s interesting that White again was off on his prediction for the gate at the Mandalay Bay. For UFC 170, White predicted a $2 million gate. As for the bonuses, Urijah Faber and Kevin Casey could have made a case for bonus as well.
MMA Payout will have more on UFC 175 in its Payout Perspective.
Hey D, weren’t you saying that UFC 175 gate would be higher than Cotto-Martinez?
Fuck you, because it wasn’t.
Cotto-Martinez $4.7m
UFC 175 $4.4M
Add em up bitch.
Can someone say….The Gayest!!!!
yes D you are the Gayest bahahahhaaa
Very respectable. Vegas needs a better venue ideally. It would help everyone.
The Greatest – pretty bitter about something. Keep it classy amigo.
You are the one sucking Arum’s cock, mullet boy.
Ahahahahahaha.
Hilarious. Martinez-Cotto flopped and still outdid UFC’s biggest event for 2014.
Ahahahahahahah
These are decent numbers if its true. I highly doubt the UFC did 4.4 mill on less then 11000 tickets. I would like to see how they calculate this number it probably is so confusing only some bean counter can understand it. They probably count all kinds of casino comps at the highest rate possible. Would anyone pay over 500 bucks for this show?? I seriously doubt it! But these are the numbers given. If they are true this fight did better and was more profitable then Cotto. Cotto did double the tickets at almost the same money. Also MSG is one of the most expensive buildings to do a show in so the production costs were most likely almost double . So not knowing other numbers and just on what we have, and the other numbers like advertising and other expenses. UFC 175 did better on the gate factor alone IMO.
D you are such a confused person. I’m sure your childhood was a nightmare so I will give you a break once and a while. are you Still wetting the bed?? bahahaha
Whats amazing is that Cotto Martinez had NO undercard. This card had Rousey who is a huge star and Boxing still beat it at the gate. Can you imagine of Cotto’s undercard had Timothy Bradley under it? I did buy yesterdays event however and must admit it was a very good fight. Kudos to the UFC. Less saturation and it would become more appealing.
So here we go, someone please tell me that anyone with a brain believes the 4.4 million number At 4.4 mill of a gate of 10044 its average ticket price is $438 for ufc 175.
for ufc 170 that was 5 months ago they did a better attendance at 10127 with 1.4 million bucks that’s an average ticket price of $138. Total lies and deception IMO lets see what the ppv does, can we even get an accurate number from the UFC or more lies? so 175 had an average ticket price 3 times more then 170 for what? A new champion and a worked womens fight? yea right highly doubtful.
That is hilarious.
Loud mouth UFC weirdo going on for weeks about UFC 175 beating Cotto-Martinez and Froch-Groves 2 only to fall right on his ugly face.
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Sal, I’m not the one who is a 50 year old boxing/karate fanboy troll who is occupation revolves around sucking Bob Arum’s dick.
4.4 was definitely the accurate number. White said it at the press conference and although he is a notorious liar, he never has lied when it comes down to verification after his numbers are released at the post fight press conference. This information is disclosed to the athletic commission just like the purses are and are hard numbers.
You are a professional moron.
Fightbusiness, Cotto-Martinez also will do no where near the revenue this fight will do, so what is your point?
UFC 175 will beat Cotto Martinez easily and most likely Froch-Groves II(which I never claimed it would).
Weirdo Sampson, comes out of his hidden aliases for the first time in weeks only to fall on his twat again.
Well… Considering Froch-Groves 2 did $9 million at the live gate and $32 million on PPV that means UFC 175 would have to generate a minimum of 550,000 buys just to match their revenue.
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Your numbers are exaggerated. That fight didn’t do that much with everything included-tv rights, sponsorship etc. 32 million in ppv? Who’s ass did you pull that out of? @$27 a shot? That would mean the fight did 1.2m buys or whatever. Rafael said it did 900k. I’d be surprised if it even did 900k, it probably didn’t, but let’s say it did, that’s only $24m. Unless the Weidman fight tanks on ppv and does on the low end of 400k buys, this fight beats Froch-Groves II.
Using your number of $24 million + $9 million gate = $33 million.
That means at $55… UFC 175 would need 520,000 buys + $4.4 million gate to match that $33 million.
D- the point is dummy that Cotto Martinez did comparable numbers and only had one good fight on the card. Cotto Martinez was also a fight few cared to see. They are also not undefeated and it still did 4.5 million gate and 350k ppv buys. You better pray this did at least 600 k or your sport will have officially peaked
Those weren’t my numbers. First off, I don’t believe the Froch fight did 900k, but even if it did, I never said the gate did 9m, you did. No way that did a 9m dollar gate.
Also, something you are conveniently ignoring is that the UFC has much bigger sponsorship money involved, international tv contracts-especially something like this fight with Globo that was bigger than anything Froch-Groves did abroad seeing how few cared about the fight anywhere outside of the UK, not to mention merchandise, the EXPO they had, etc. There are a variety of factors. It still doesn’t matter though because this fight will most likely do over 520k buys anyway. What does that say about the UK market?
It only did comparable numbers within the gate and as even idiotic Sal pointed out, it costs more to use MSG than it does Mandalay Bay, plus the taxes are lower in Vegas. In terms of net, the Weidman fight did more idiot. Not to mention the ppv will easily beat that 300-315k number. The UFC may double the Cotto fight in revenue.
If Cotto-Martinez was a fight few cared to see, why were they anticipating at least 500k buys? Cotto still has a huge following in NY, which is why the gate did so high revenue wise. It didn’t do 350k ppvs by the way, it was in the range of 300-315k. You are listening to Arum.
Why would I pray about anything related to this? You are the one that needs the prayers. I’m not the one saying either sport is dead. I do however point out that with every day that goes by, boxing gradually loses fans, while mma gains fans. Now of course this still goes in waves, where it is 2 steps forward, 1 step back for mma. But the youth are more interested in mma. There are statistics and overwhelming evidence to support this. I would literally never pay for another boxing ppv in my life unless something monumental happened like the hw division came back very strong to the way it was 20 years ago-which I doubt will ever happen. I’m not alone on that either, many people feel that way. You though, admitted to buying last night’s ppv. Haha. What does that say?
In actuality… All reports state that Froch-Groves eclipsed £6 million which equals $10.2 million at the live gate.
80,000 in attendance with ticket prices ranging from $50 to $1,500. It would equate to an average of $115 to $130 per ticket for a gate of $9 millin to$10 million. I know math and English are tough subjects for you pal.
And to think Froch-Groves 2 couldn’t hit 900,000 buys at UK primetime while Hatton-Mayweather did over 1.2 million at 4am… Well, you simply aren’t that logical. From all reports every bar in the UK showed the fight.
What are your estimates for sponsorship and international television revenue for UFC 175?
Also… Simple food for thought.
Hatton-Lazcano generated over $11 million at the gate with 55,000 fans.
The reports?? According to who? The overwhelming majority of the seats were $50. This is an old British stadium that doesn’t have the luxury boxed seats or pricing that we have in the US. I can’t say the exact number because much like you, I do not know for sure, but judging by the price of those tickets, I find it hard to believe they hit near 9m. You are getting your source from the promoter, who was exaggerating everything he said prior to the event. The average ticket price was most likely not that high. Nor was it likely that 80k paid for the event.
Math and English are tough subjects for me? Haha. Says the guy who is unaware of the fact that the Froch-Groves fight cost 17gbp and the Mayweather-Hatton fight cost 15gbp, which is a $4 difference per buy. Thus part of the reason the buy rate for the Mayweather fight was probably up.
Also, to say “From all reports every bar in the UK showed the fight” and then say I’m not that logical, proves once again how retarded you are.
I don’t have estimates for the sponsorship, tv revenue, merchandise, Fan Expo, etc. But I would bet you anything it is in the millions and dwarfs what Froch-Groves did in those categories. The UFC has an estimated 60m per year contract with Globo. Does HBO dish out that type of cash annually for the British promotions?
You get your figures from Dana the promoter.
I get mine from Eddie Hearn the promoter.
Why is it SO hard to believe that an event that featured 2 domestic stars that drew 80,000 fans generated a $9 million gate?
It isn’t really far fetched. You really think 80,000 fans paid $50 to get in for $4 million? You can’t be that fuckin dumb can you?
Haha. I get 99% of my figures from unbiased sources like Dave Meltzer. I do admit I listened to Iole for the 175 gate, when I shouldn’t have, which was a one time thing and was still only slightly off. You on the other hand get all of your information from promoters and the sources they leak that information to.
It is so hard to believe they did a gate that did a 9m dollar gate because the math doesn’t add up and that is an unheard of number for a UK gate.
No, I don’t think 80k fans paid to see that fight. You do. I think the paid attendance number is inflated and I never said every ticket was $50, but the overwhelming majority were which brings down the average ticket price significantly. You are too stupid to realize this is not the MGM grand pricing. This is Wembley stadium, UK market. Nothing compared to the US. These people don’t have the luxury seating, the ticket prices or the people willing to pay those types of costs to see a sporting event. You can’t be this fucking dumb, can you?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium
An “old British stadium with no luxury suites”… Ahahahahahaha
It opened 7 years ago shit for brains.
Well… Considering that a concert tour at Wembley averaged 79,000 fans over 8 dates generating $61 million for a $7.6 million average. It is not far fetched to think that a huge prize fight could draw 80,000 paid fans generating $9 million. Although based on the prices it’d seem like $10.2 million is more likely. Obviously this is boxing we are talking about… Not that shitbag UFC caca.
http://www.gigwise.com/news/65163/Take-That-Wembley-Gigs-Shatter-Bruce-Springsteen-Residency-Record
It makes no difference, the truth still remains that you are comparing American venues with UK venue prices. It is absurd to compare the two. My point was still valid.
You are using an example that was an average of 2m less than what you are claiming the Froch fight did and ignored this little tidbit:
“Take That’s recent residency at London’s Wembley Stadium has become the highest-grossing gig stand ever. ”
THE HIGHEST GROSSING!!!!!
What’s funny is you probably spent a half hour researching that horrible analogy. HAHAHA.
Idiot.
Ahahahahahaha! This shit bag is such a toy… A boring toy. First she says Wembley is SO OLD.
Then she cannot fathom how a TRUE prize fight… Boxing NOT UfCaca can do a $9 million gate with 80,000 paid when concerts at this same venue have done almost $8 million!!! Ahahahahahaha
$10.2 million gate plus 900,000 PPV buys.
Yep… Looks like UFC 175 would need Over 550,000 buys to eclipse Froch-Groves 2. Not happening little man.
HAHAHA!!! Sampson is off his lithium.
Nice exaggeration. The highest grossing average gig stand ever was 7.6m at full capacity, not 8, not 9m.
This fight didn’t even open the extra 20k seating until the last week of the fight. No way 80k paid.
The gate was well below 9m. Some fruitcakes just can’t accept reality. The UK market is a joke.
UFC 175 will most likely do more revenue than Froch-Groves, and it won’t need even 500k buys to get there, but they will probably do over 550k buys anyway.
You are a tard.
d just admitt you are losing. Numbers dont add up for 175 Lets see what the ppv is
for 175. Boxing will doible ufc ppv for 2014. Ouch that must hurt. Yea the truth
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D- I bought it because buddies of mine were baggering me to get it. I also dont mind watching a legit mma fight 2-3 a year.I just dont think mma is nearly as strong as Boxing.By the way my buddies watch all the boxing ppv’s with larger groups and were asking me about mma becaue they knew of no one else who was watching it.
That’s funny because no one I know under the age of 35 knows anything about boxing. Most people are surprised they still have big fights. Boxing isn’t what it once was. Certainly not in the US anyways.
D- people sure knew about Mayweather vs Canelo. 2.5 million ppv buys more than double Silva vs Weidman 2 you know that “mega” fight. 🙂
Yeah, and people sure knew about the ufc last year too, 6 million ppv buys, dwarfing boxing’s ppv buy rates for 2013.
D whats the big deal? One fight so far, and the .PPV isnt out yet. Maybe the UFC can pull off some good selling fights for the last half of 14. I know boxing will and I know boxing will 5 ,10 years from now. I cant say that for MMA yet. Give it a rest you are going to drive yourself crazy defending it.
I would ask you what’s the deal, but I already know, you are Uncle Bobby’s minion.
There were many empty seats @ UFC 175, very dissapointing for an event of that magnitude. It’s funny how back in the day an event like this would be considered average, but now it’s probably the best the UFC will be able to do this year.
UFC 175 will probably do 450k and at best maybe 550k but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Nothing would indicate those numbers.
Weidman isn’t that big of a star and Machida is sort of known to followers of mma but not really to casual fans.
You got to remember that Silva-Weidman 1 only did 550k, so to think UFC 175 would beat that…..probably not.
UFC will probably have 0 ppvs that get over 600k this year.
I cant see the UFC still being here 10 years down the road
This was UFC’s big ppv for the year.
Jones-Gus II is something they are trying to get big but its been too long now and the momentum is gone for that.
Itll be there 2nd biggest ppv of the year but will only get 350k-400k unless they start really promoting it.
UFC is seeing its last days.
Logical back in the day, they were doing nothing near 4 plus million gates and they were doing laughable ppv numbers.
“The Gayest” ladies and gentleman!!
That’s a solid gate. If the card does >500k PPV buys, I think you have to look at this as a success – regardless of how Cotto-Martinez and Froch-Groves did. I don’t think there’s a chance that the UFC does more PPVs this year than last. Maybe they can finish even, but that’s not looking likely either. Just too many damn PPVs when you include boxing (which I’m also a fan of).
In other news, Frankie beat BJ Penn in a fight I didn’t even know was happening. Remember when those two used to headline PPVs?
Yeah, they most likely will be around a million buys less this year than last. They lost their two biggest draws, but we are seeing their new star in the making in Weidman.
No idea why the UFC scheduled that fight the day after a big ppv. Wouldn’t it have made more sense to have 2 ppvs in July rather than having the D. Johnson fight on ppv in June? They screwed up there. The Penn fight should have headlined that card in July. Also, that was really sad seeing him go out like that. I was at his first fight at the Taj Mahal which was a ways back and was always a big fan of his balls to the wall style. No conservatism what so ever in his approach. Sucks that he went out like that.
D, of course you have no idea why they did a fight after a ppv, you cant google it lol. But I can tell you the most logical reason that you wont find researching but will only know from experience. First off who really knows what and how the UFC plans, IMO they have horrible planners as of late. But here it is. Fri was th 4th a holiday, way too much labor costs so that day is a wash. Unions in Vegas get double and triple time on the 4th. So they had the show on the 5th. the tuf season is in the shitter they figured it was a loss anyhow. Instead of doing it on another date, which does make sense, they saved a huge amount of money doing a back to back in the same building. Load in on the 5th and show, show again on the 6th. Building is cheaper on sunday and all their equipment is already in the building, It basically cuts labor costs in half or more,also sunday starts a new pay week and it stops overtime.. Vegas was a ghost town on sunday night but i bet they did 5 k in attendance but the 4.4 million covered both nights also the TV money too. IMO july 4 weekend is a bad idea to do a show too many factors and its too expensive for a lot of fans to travel and hotels on that weekend in Vegas.
Sal,
4th of July is a huge weekend in Vegas with every hotel full. That’s why you see big fights on that weekends. Packing a show like UFC 175 isn’t about drawing the hard core fans (many of whom are not going to be able to afford tickets) but drawing the wealthy jet-setters who are in Vegas anyway for the long weekend and want to see a show. So you have the show on a busy weekend, and you jack up the ticket prices. Considering the gate, I think the UFC got that part of it right.
Haha. Sal, you go beyond idiotic.
Hey genius, they can schedule that fight anytime they want to. How many times have big named fighters like Penn or Edgar fought on the free tv TUF Finale?? Almost never. They could have pushed the fight back a few months if they wanted and it would make little difference. I wasn’t talking about the TUF card itself, I was speaking about Penn-Edgar. If you could read or comprehend, you would have understood this. That fight alone even if they only had a decent undercard would probably do 300k buys. Really no point in putting it on the tuf card the day after a big ppv.
This is why you are an idiot-pointing that out involves zero research, just months of experience in dealing with an emotional child.
Saldaqueef ladies and gents.