UFC 329 this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas set a record gate with the return of Conor McGregor. White indicated that the event was a sellout and drew a gate of $26.4 million.
The previous record for the UFC was a $22 million gate for UFC 306 which was the event at the Sphere.
Obviously the gate was influenced by the former two-division champ’s return to the Octagon. However, the return was short-lived as McGregor’s first attempted strike resulted in a knee injury which ended the night before it began. The gate reflects the drawing power of McGregor but his injury certainly depreciates any drawing power that remains.
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