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 […]
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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 180 sells out in 8 hours
The UFC has announced that the tickets for UFC 180 sold out in just 8 hours. It’s the first UFC event to be held in Mexico on November 15th at Mexico City’s Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The event features Cain Velasquez defending his heavyweight title against Fabricio Werdum. Per the UFC, it’s the fastest sell-out […]
Barao out of main event at UFC 177
MMA Junkie reports that Renan Barao is out of tomorrow’s UFC 177 main event against T.J. Dillashaw. Barao passed out while attempting to cut weight for Friday’s weigh-ins. As a result, former Bellator champ and newcomer Joe Soto gets the shot tomorrow night. Soto was set to take on Anthony Birchak on the prelim card. […]
TUF Latin America debut a success with 7.2M viewer peak
MMA Fighting reports that the debut episode of TUF Latin America featuring UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum as opposing coaches peaked at 7.2 million viewers on Televisa Ch. 5 in Mexico. The viewer average was not available according to the article by Dave Meltzer. But, according to the report TUF Latin America […]