Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 172 taking place at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland where Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title against Glover Texeira. Jones wears out Glover Jon Jones fought Glover Texeira’s type of fight but still overwhelmed the challenger. Jones […]
UFC 172 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the gate, attendance and bonuses for UFC 172 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. As announced at the post-fight press conference, the event drew 13,485 for a live gate of $2.3 million. With its gate, UFC 172 is second to UFC 171 ($2.6M) in terms of biggest gates of 2014. It […]
Jon Jones: face of the UFC?
The New York Times‘ William Rhoden penned a piece for the paper in lieu of the UFC event in Baltimore which deems Jones a face of the UFC. Rhoden writes, “Jones is the perfect ambassador for a polarizing sport.” Rhoden could have used polarizing to describe Jones as well. Obviously, Rhoden is not a full-time MMA fan. […]
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UFC 172 tickets in demand based on resale market
According to SeatGeek, the UFC 172 average ticket price on the resale market is $290 which makes it the most expensive event recorded at the Baltimore Arena since 2009 according to the ticket search engine. The ticket prices are up 12% on average from UFC 171. The tickets on the secondary market for UFC 171 […]