UFC 70 a Near-Record Sellout |
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disorderlyvision
Respect the Battle Axe
Career record: 866-631
Season: 14-6 (#1479)
Location: Missouri
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A sold-out crowd of 14,921 filed into Manchester’s M.E.N. Arena for yesterday’s event, which featured Gabriel Gonzaga’s stunning upset of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. The capacity crowd tallied a live gate of $2.6 million — the third-highest total in the 12-year history of the facility
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Post #1 4/23/07 1:36:53AM
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nate22
Belt Contender
Career record: 52-35
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Manchester/Leeds, England
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Liars, there was no way it sold out, I asked the steward he said it wasn't particularly busy, I know for a fact that they were offering the fans in the higher tier free tickets to go and sit down below to make the arena look full for the cameras.
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Post #2 4/23/07 5:00:36AM
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tomp6581
Standup Guy
Career record: 343-224
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Manchester, England
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it wasnt a sell out at all......The MEN can hold about 22,000...take away the seats behind the big screens......I would say it could have fitted 17000 - 18000 people.......but 15,000 people isnt a bad turn out considering the prices (£25, £50, £100 & £250) and thats with the £1 being worth $1.99!
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Post #3 4/23/07 9:02:42AM
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keith-hackney1
Belt Contender
Career record: 216-184
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: hampshire, england
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just think though guys, it looked more full than ufc 38 at royal albert hall.
Brawl @ the royal albert hall was three quarters empty, the fans there didnt even know what they were watching, they only cheered for ian freeman coz they heard the ring announcer say he was from sunderland, england !!!!
Next time it will sell out, i bet !!!
I reckon cage rage was a near sell out wasnt it ???
Last edited 4/23/07 10:05AM by keith-hackney1
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Post #4 4/23/07 10:03:41AM
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Rich78
MMA Regular
Career record: 113-81
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Newcastle, England
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Think it was possibler to fit 16,000 in the way it was set out. And just below 15,000 was the attendance.
And yeah, my mates had £25 tickets and got moved to the £100 section. According to a steward, I think they had held back 1000 seats, for another phase of selling but not actually got round to putting them up for sale. Which pissed me right off as I had paid that anyway lol!
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Post #5 4/23/07 11:16:14AM
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Cobbs666
Standup Guy
Career record: 857-606
Season: 18-6 (#739)
Location: Ontario, Canada
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you can see lots of empty seats all over , looked like an old wcw event crowd
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Post #6 4/23/07 12:02:16PM
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Sopena66669
MMA Regular
Career record: 30-7
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Dirty Jersey
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It was an awesome turn out wether they sold out or not and the atmosphere was one of the most incredible experiences ever
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Post #7 4/23/07 11:54:15PM
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