They did not distribute the tickets for free. It would be unprofitable. They are not as rich as the UFC or the Pride, so they can not be financially lost.
I didn't say free, I said cheap
UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm started doing massive discounts towards the end and also papering the event and had huge empty spots in the arena so dont act like they are that much above KSW for cheap tickets
Any big time event like this is going to have the same thing. Super cheap seats. I'm not saying the UFC is somehow superior or anything. I'm just saying this doesn't mean KSW is about to take over the world because they broke a UFC attendance record.
I'm curious what the gate will be for KSW. Do they release that info?
So what if they were cheap?
Sure, they'll make less revenue on their crowd of 56k than the UFC did. But it's still 56k people enjoying MMA and growing the sport.
Again, it's not an insult to KSW, it's just to put things in perspective. It broke the UFC's record, yes, but what does that mean really? It's amazing the MMA scene in POland is that large like I said in my post and I hope the talent continues to thrive. But these seats were sold to watch Pudz and Popek mostly, two non elite fighters who are freakshow attractions.
I don't see why everyone here is shitting on what I said. I am not a UFC shill, I've been posting here for 10 years, back when the Contenders board or whatever this is called now (worldwide mma) was actually thriving. I pray that MMA succeeds outside the UFC. Just pointing out the obvious.
If the UFC went to Ireland with Conor and held a fight inside their largest stadium, it would beat everything including the old PRIDE record. In fact, I believe that if the UFC went to Cowboy stadium with Conor and another draw in the co main, let's say Jones or something, they could sell that out too.
UFC doesn't really run large arena shows regularly. They certainly could, but they like to do their big shows in Vegas, because they can charge insane amounts of money for seats and generate a bigger gate inside a 20,000 seat stadium than a 60,000.
I wonder, if the UFC went to Poland with Joanna headlining and maybe another big name, could they get 50k+? Is Joanna known in Poland even close to the level of Pudz or Popek? I'm going to guess no, but I don't live there and don't know. I do know Pudz and Popek are mainstream stars even outside of MMA there, so yeah. Unlike Joanna whose main fame was achieved overseas in the UFC purely as a fighter.
