UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate
Despite sluggish sales start, UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate; Seattle up next? Although initially bearish on the…
Despite sluggish sales start, UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate; Seattle up next?
Although initially bearish on the prospects of UFC 102’s drawing power, UFC president Dana White was pleased to announce that Saturday’s event drew 16,088 attendees for a $1.92 million gate.
The gate is the fifth-largest in Oregon combat-sports history, White said in the night’s post-event press conference.
On Saturday White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he’d be “pumped” to sell just 10,000 tickets for the 20,000-seat arena. Largely tempering his expectations was Portland’s unemployment rate, which is hovering around 12 percent.
“Did we come in here and blow it out of the water and sell it out and everything?” White pondered prior to the show. “No. But listen, in this economy right now, (if) we go in and we sell 10,000 tickets, I’m pumped. You know what I mean?
