Why did UFC only rent half the seats in Russia

[Clippy]

Is this a lack of confidence thing?

And where do the rest of the seats go?!?!?!?

 

[Jokke]

Putin

 

[ApplesVild]

Because the card is shit and no one will go

 

[Bogeyman]

Russia already has a lot of good MMA promotions. They're not going in with a monopoly like they usually have.

 

[wilKO]

Russia has the World Cup at the minute. You think after watching a real sport with real athletes that the Russians are going to pay money to watch a bum on $8k gasping for air after 2 minutes of throwing wild overhands?

 

[Fossor]

They are poor.

 

[glenwo2]

Why did UFC only rent half the seats in Russia

Because only the Republicans were invited?

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

They also did this unnecessarily for UFC 129.

Lack of confidence is definitely the main thing, especially for a company that was once claiming world fucking domination and UFC was going to be bigger than soccer.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Because the chicken got to the other side.

See, I did a thing

 

[Boomb]

Putin

Putout.

 

[Iroh]

In Russia seats rent you.

 

[DIRTYCOP]

Russian Collusion

 

[Danespina]

They also did this unnecessarily for UFC 129.

Lack of confidence is definitely the main thing, especially for a company that was once claiming world fucking domination and UFC was going to be bigger than soccer.

I remember the skydome being pretty damn full. One of the highest attendances ever at that venue.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Russia already has a lot of good MMA promotions. They're not going in with a monopoly like they usually have.

 

[FleximusPrime]

Meh, something to do with communism most probably.

 

[Ilovepizza]

Russia has the World Cup at the minute. You think after watching a real sport with real athletes that the Russians are going to pay money to watch a bum on $8k gasping for air after 2 minutes of throwing wild overhands?

 

[Juventud]

Russian bot accounts bought the rest of the tickets.

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

I remember the skydome being pretty damn full. One of the highest attendances ever at that venue.

IIRC, they tapered it off for a 56,000, and papered the remaining seats. Could've done WrestleMania type of numbers around ~68,000. I think even White is on record admitting that was a mistake.

 

[gevoudane]

Trump, Putin, Kim and Xi are holding a party in the other half.

 

[GSP_37]

Why did UFC lower the ticket prices lower than at other cities?