Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective This time we take a look at UFC 177 which took place at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California where T.J. Dillashaw defeated his bantamweight title against Joe Soto. Dillashaw KO’s Soto in 5th round It was not Renan Barao, but T.J. Dillashaw was able to end […]
Attendance
UFC 177 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 177. Despite the last-minute main event change and the lack of star power, UFC fans came out to see their hometown fighter, T.J. Dillashaw as it drew 11,1000 for a gate of $700,000. The attendance and gate were announced at the post-fight press conference. In […]
Ticket demand nears all-time low for UFC 177
MMA Payout has learned that UFC 177 is one of the weakest markets for ticket in he UFC in some time. Even before the announcement that Renan Barao would not be in the main event, the average ticket price on the secondary market according to SeatGeek is just $136. It’s worth noting that the event […]
UFC Fight Night 49 numbers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa, Oklahoma drew 7,119 and a live gate of $452,075. The figures were announced at the post-event press conference. In addition, Rafael dos Anjos heads the list of bonus winners for UFC Fight Night 49 on Saturday night from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dos Anjos scored the bonus […]
UFC Fight Night 48 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from this morning’s UFC Fight Night 48 which took place at the Venetian in Macau off the coast of China. There was no Fight of the Night bonuses although 4 fighters received the $50,000 Performance bonuses: Michael Bisping, Tyron Woodley, Alberto Mina and Yuta Sasaki. In addition, attendance […]