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UFC 160 officially draws 12,380 attendance for $2.942 million live gate

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +0000

This past month’s UFC 160 officially drew an attendance of 12,380 for a live gate of $2,942,365. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer on Thursday released the figures to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Officials initially announced an estimated attendance of 11,089 for a live gate of $2.942 million. UFC 160, the promotion’s annual Memorial Day weekend card, took place May 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and featured a heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva . Velasquez dominated “Bigfoot” to earn a quick first-round TKO for his first defense of the title he reclaimed from Junior dos Santos in December at UFC 155.

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UFC 160 officially draws 12,380 attendance for $2.942 million live gate – MMA Junkie

TUF Champions Robert Whittaker and Court McGee Square Off at UFC on FS1 2

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:45:35 +0000

The fight cards for the first two UFC events on the yet-to-be-launched Fox Sports 1 network are filling up fast. The latest addition to UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann – the second of the initial UFC events on the new sports network – is a welterweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Court McGee . The bout is a battle between past The Ultimate Fighter champions. Whittaker (11-2) won The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes season in Australia, defeating Brad Scott by unanimous decision in the season’s finale. He followed that up with a third-round knockout of Colton Smith at UFC 160 over Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas. McGee (14-3) won The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 in the U.S

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TUF Champions Robert Whittaker and Court McGee Square Off at UFC on FS1 2 – MMA Weekly