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Fightlinker
Looks like ticket sales in Philadelphia are doing well:
UFC 101 will top records set by the likes of legendary boxer Jack Dempsey. In 1926 he fought former U.S. Marine Gene Tunney in Philadelphia. The event drew a staggering live attendance of 120,557, which still stands as a combat-sports record.

"We've sold over $3 million worth of tickets," Ratner said of UFC 101. "No boxing match has ever sold that much. When you go back 75 years ago, Jack Dempsey fought there (Philadelphia), and they had 100,000 people watching the fight. But tickets in those days? Maybe if you interpolated those dollars into what it's worth today, it wouldn't be there, but actual dollars – like $3.2 million - [UFC 101] is the largest gate in Pennsylvania history."

I'm sure everyone paid a shiny quarter eagle to see Jack Dempsey fight and it was highway robbery at the time, even though they didn't have highways then. And I think if you used your interpolator to figure things out, Dempsey would still have the record.

But regardless, good for the UFC. It's funny how every other sport gets shit on for high ticket prices while the UFC turns it into a big positive thing. Us hardcore fans are so desperate to see MMA succeed that we cheer louder the more the UFC gouges us.
KrmtDfrog
I was thinking about buying tickets, then when I checked on day one about ten minutes into it, the cheapest seats were $300. In like, row 40 somewhere. Now I ain't broke, but thats a big, big chunk of change to have to watch most of the action on a jumbotron. People got money to burn I guess, but I'm kind of sad that there's a UFC an hour's drive from me that I'm basically unable to go to due to the costs of mid-level seats.
His_Majesty
- Serious
i agree, and perhaps, i'm not in the best of moods today but ... i think that ufc owners and president are not in touch with fight fans. they are quickly revealing a business plan resembling "sports entertainment." (also known as WWE / Vince McMahon). IMO it's sad. i have said before: my loyalty is to the actual fighter / athlete ie. machida, st-pierre, FEDOR. not to the "brand" UFC. personally, i'm tired of the UFC - the UFC fighters are now well-known enough (thanks dana) that, with a good business plan, they could form their own promotion / organization where tickets prices are reasonable and non-transferable, fighters get paid what their worth ... a place where there are not so many eff-word using, big bald head, lispy, gum chewing, put my face on the cover of my own UFC magazine, self-absorbed, ego-maniacal, content to rip-off everyone and belittle his so-called "good" friends in front of the world (liddell) idiots ... DW. eff you DW. FUCK! tha UFC.
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