Published 02:14 IST, November 5th 2019
UFC 244 becomes the second most attended UFC event in New York
UFC 244 brought 20,143 fans into Madison Square Garden which is the 2nd most UFC event attendance in New York, USA. Know more about the PPV and other details.
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UFC 244 put up a massive show for its fans at Mison Square Garden in New York recently and it turned out to be profitable for company. It h a super-stacked card with amazing fights while Dwayne ‘ Rock’ Johnson was re to put BMF belt on winner’s waist. US President Donald Trump me UFC 244 a total showdown by appearing in arena. If this was t eugh, UFC 244 me helines for becoming second most attended UFC event ever in New York.
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UFC 244: second most attended UFC event in New York
UFC 244 was in talks since its inception and it is evident with attendance, which went up to 20,143 fans in arena with an amount of $19 million as gate receipts. However, it could still t beat UFC 205 card, which was helined by Cor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez. UFC 205 was promotion’s first card in New York and it h three title fights on line (Cor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez for lightweight, Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson for welterweight and Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz for women’s strawweight) as it drew 20,427 fans into MSG with a whopping amount of $17.7 million. If we compare se two cards, UFC 244 did pretty well and President Dana White is surely happy with it.
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Dana White’s UFC
UFC 244 has been all about UFC fans and President Dana White showed hesitation in arranging everything fans wanted to see. It seems legitimate that UFC 244 has me such a big amount despite any real title fight included in it and Dana White would surely love to run it back. main-event fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal was stopped by doctor after two severe cuts on Nate Diaz’s face. Masvidal got crowned as BMF but he wants to do it again with Nate Diaz. If it happens again, we might see ar accomplishment for UFC in terms of attendance and money-making.
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