Simply watching last night’s UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2 it was easy to tell that the crowd at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida was sparse.
At the event’s post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White let us all know just how sparse when he revealed that the fight card drew 6,635 people to the arena for a live gate of $329,110.
Though it isn’t saying much since there have only been three events in the FX series so far, but those are the lowest numbers pulled in by one of the shows. However, UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller, which was held in Nashville, only slightly out-performed UFC on FX 3 with a live gate of $334,860.
White admitted his vexation at the “tough” South Florida market and said that it will likely be awhile before the promotion returns to an area with such chronically low ticket sales.
In the night’s headliner, Demetrious Johnson defeated Ian McCall in a rematch of their flyweight tournament fight to earn a shot at the vacant flyweight title against Joseph Benavidez.
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im not to shocked at the numbers. it was one of the lesser cards of the year…well, maybe of all time. i myself am not complaining now that the fights are over because the fights delivered and there was some great finishes. the overall card itself did not have any “oh, i gotta see that fight” fights on it so the low attendance is not suprising.
though ironically it was the winner of a hometown vote
This might be a little off subject, but I think erick silva should fight Pyle next to see who moves up to the upper escehlon of the welterweight division.
Why would anyone, especially Dana White, be surprised at the low attendance with no “big names” on the card?
Too many cards far too frequently, main event Johnson and Mcall rematch? And White blames Florida for being a tough market? LOL?
I’m not trying to make an excuse, cuz I’m sure some other small cities have sold much more tickets, but dude Sunrise is a puny city. I can only imagine they did it there to oblige Harley Davidson whom I hope and assume paid the UFC pretty good. Let’s me honest too, when Josh Neer is the biggest draw on your card, you can’t really expect much anyway.