NEWARK, N.J. – Saturday's "UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones" event drew a reported 12,619 attendees and generated a live gate of $2.14 million.
UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening's post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com) attended.
Featuring a light-heavyweight championship fight between new UFC champ Jon Jones and former titleholder Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, UFC 128 took place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and aired on pay-per-view.
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board typically does not verify the figures.
The number of complimentary tickets issued for the show was not revealed, but the reported figures indicate the UFC generated an average revenue of $169.59 per ticket issued.
UFC 128's main card aired on pay-per-view while Spike TV aired a trio of preliminary-card bouts (including one taped match from the evening's dark bouts). An additional two preliminary-card fight also streamed live on Facebook.
UFC 128 marks the second-largest live gate ever reported by the UFC in the state of New Jersey.
The state's all-time top UFC gates as compiled by MMAjunkie.com include:
1. UFC 111 (St-Pierre vs. Hardy): $4,000,000 gate (17,000 attendance)*
2. UFC 128 (Jones vs. Rua): $2,140,000 (12,619)*
3. UFC 78 (Bisping vs. Evans): $2,100,000 (14,071)*
4. UFC 53 (Arlovski vs. Eilers): $1,100,000 (12,000)*
* - Figures not verified by New Jersey State Athletic Control Board
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