11.12.16 - UFC 205 Destroys MSG Gate Record & Breaks UFC’s All-Time Gate Record
"It looks like history is going to be made one way or another on Saturday evening."
"While the UFC just announced the release of additional UFC 205 tickets for their historic first-ever event in the state of New York later this evening, they already destroyed the all-time combat sports live gate record for the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena, as well as their own personal all-time gate record."
"The Lewis-Holyfield fight that stood as number one at the box office for combat sports events at MSG drew $11 million ($15.9 when adjusted for inflation). The previous UFC gate record was for their UFC 129 event in 2011, that saw the debut of the UFC in another major venue — the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — with Canada’s own Georges St-Pierre defending his Welterweight Championship against Jake Shields. That show featured 55,724 fans in attendance for a gate of $12.075 million."