MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC 179 which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event drew a report 11,415 as it was the third PPV event the company held in Brazil.
The attendance and bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference.
The bonuses were $50,000 each and were as follows:
Fight of the Night: Chad Mendes-Jose Aldo
Performances of the Night: Fabio Maldonaldo and Gilbert Burns
Payout Perspective:
It was the biggest attendance for an event in Brazil this year. Of course, it was the only PPV held in the country this year. The bonuses included a KO (Maldonado) and a submission (Burns).
Travel half way across the world to do a show where MMA was developed and only do 11k? fucking sad and pathetic! Either tickets are way too expensive for the average Brazilian or no one gives a fuck! That being said the UFC is drowning in Brazil, and Rio to boot.
Sal once again running Arum’s gay errands. Keep up the gay work, homo boy.
bahahahah what a shit showing UFC is a joke in Brazil D is a joke and still shits in a bucket and its 2014 and he and his filthy family still live like pieces of shit! Fucking pathetic numbers bahahahha shit year for UFC boxing doubles bahahahahaha
D still gets molested by his father, hence the hatred, D does your dad give you a reach around?
Sal. foaming at the mouth again, letting dirty Bob rape him on a daily basis. When will this gay geriatric, get the help he needs? Sal’s Dad was a transvestite who pimped his mother out to Bob Arum. Hahahaha!!!
He still hasn’t learned how to add either.