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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 20: UFC President Dana White speaks to the media during the UFC 189 World Media Tour Launch press conference at Maracanazinho on March 20, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 20: UFC President Dana White speaks to the media during the UFC 189 World Media Tour Launch press conference at Maracanazinho on March 20, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
UFC President Dana White has done some serious business in the past two years. Although the MMA promotion took a hit at the beginning of the pandemic, it bounced back even stronger, with two blockbuster events involving Conor McGregor in 2021.
Add the title defenses of ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ and the ultimate lightweight showdown into the mix, and you’ve got yourself the most profitable calendar year for the promotion.
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However, White, who is not one to rest on his laurels, has broken more records. The UFC head honcho revealed the UFC surpassed The Rolling Stones in ticket sales at Honda Center, Anaheim, California, with its latest PPV event, i.e. UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane.
In the latest episode of the Full Send podcast with Mike Tyson and the NELKBOYS, Dana White said:
“I wanna say it’s been like two and a half years. Two and a half three years since we’ve been in California and definitely down here at the Honda Center. But we’re the number 1 and number 3 all-time gate now at Honda Center. It was the Rolling Stones with 3.5 million, this weekend sold out a 5 million-dollar gate.”
“So, we are number 1 and number 3 and the [Rolling] Stones are number 2.”
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The Rolling Stones went to the Honda Center on 15 May 2013 and performed before a packed crowd of around 17,000 plus people. Although White claims to have beaten them in 2022, it still is a tremendous achievement.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 04: Paddy Pimblett of England reacts after knocking out Luigi Vendramini of Brazil in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Now, Pimblett is matched with Mexican lightweight Rodrigo ‘Kazula’ Vargas at the UFC’s London return. UFC Fight Night 204 will take place at the O2 Arena on the 19th of March.
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