MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 91 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The event drew 15,761 for a gate of $381,945. The event took place at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. According to its web site, the venue sits up to 12,000 for concerts so the event was nearly a sellout.
The bonuses went to John Lineker, Louis Smolka, Tony Ferguson and Lando Vannata. Each earned $50,000. Ferguson narrowly escaped a huge upset in round 1 and was able to stop Vannata in the Fight of the Night. Lineker and Smolka both earned Performances of the Night.
Payout Perspective:
Very good attendance for a Wednesday night in Sioux Falls. It was the debut of the UFC in South Dakota so one might expect people to come watch the UFC live. The fights were entertaining albeit subject to the network pacing. For a last minute replacement, Vannata was a game opponent for Ferguson.
didn’t even know about this one
avg price of $25 per ticket, Weird night to put an event on so close after 2OO but a decent show.