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Sunday, August 9, 2009
UFC Draws Big Crowd, Bigger Gate Receipts in Philly Debut
 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first foray into Philadelphia was nothing short of a rousing success. Two of the promotion's top stars got back on track, B.J. Penn defending his UFC lightweight belt from Kenny Florian, and Anderson Silva laying further claim to the mythical pound-for-pound title with a first-round knockout of Forrest Griffin.
All this before a stellar crowd.
The early return numbers -- as announced by UFC President Dana White at the post-fight press conference -- put total attendance at 17,411 for a Pennsylvania record gate of $3.55 million.
"(We've) never had a night where the first prelim of the night there were over 11,000 people there," commented White. "Halfway through the prelims there were 16,500 people, and then over 17,000... it was 17,411, $3.55 million gate. The biggest in the history of Pennsylvania."
Now on to the pay-per-view numbers... isn't there some sort of crazy stunt -- like White's commitment to base-jumping off of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas -- that we can get him to commit too in Philly if UFC 101 tops UFC 100 in PPV buys?Labels: Dana White, Philadelphia, UFC, UFC 101
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 3:38 AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Amir Sadollah Video Blog: Training for UFC 101
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 3:33 PM
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Amir Sadollah Training for UFC 101
Check out Amir Sadollah as he hits mitts in the gym and works to get back on his feet and back in the Octagon. Sadollah faces off against Johny Hendricks for UFC 101: Declaration on Aug. 8 in Philadelphia.Labels: Amir Sadollah, Johny Hendricks, Philadelphia, UFC 101
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 12:31 PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Video Trailer for UFC 101
The video trailer for the showdown between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and challenger Kenny Florian. The fight takes place at UFC 101 on Aug. 8 in Philadelphia.Labels: B.J. Penn, Kenny Florian, Philadelphia, UFC 101
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:50 PM
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