This month's UFC 120 event will be the Ultimate Fighting Championship's most successful European show to date.
That's the word from UFC UK president Marshall Zelaznik, who today hosted a media conference call in anticipation of the Oct. 16 event.
UFC 120 takes place at The 02 in London, England, and airs via same-day delay on Spike TV. The show is expected to set European attendance and gate records.
UFC 120 is the first event in the U.K. since UFC 105 nearly a year ago. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported, that show, which took place at Manchester's MEN Arena, was the highest-attended European event (16,693) in UFC history. However, it fell short of UFC 75's $2.7 million live gate, an event at The 02 that that also set a European record.
Both records are expected to fall next week at UFC 120, which is headlined by British star Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama.
"I think it's a testament to how big the UFC is getting here in Europe and the U.K.," Zelaznik stated.
In fact, because of the interest and ticket demand for the show, UFC officials recently opened new seating sections at The 02 for UFC 120.
The addition of those seats and the ticket prices, which ranged from $80 to $400 (£50 to £250), should set the record marks
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