NEW YORK – Saturday’s UFC 208 event in Brooklyn drew an announced attendance of 15,628 fans for a live gate of $2,275,105.
According to UFC officials, the event was a sellout and the highest grossing sports event in the history of Barclays Center. UFC officials announced the tallies after the event, which MMAjunkie attended.
The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Germaine de Randamie (8-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) became the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight champion with a unanimous decision over former bantamweight champ Holly Holm (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC).
Although New York hosted UFC 7 in 1995, the organization didn’t return to the state again until November 2016, following the end of a longtime ban of the sport. Since the sport returned, New York has hosted three events (with another coming in April).
Of the post-MMA ban shows in New York, UFC 208 ranked second in attendance, far behind a record-breaking UFC 205 super show at Madison Square Garden. The full list includes:
- “UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor” in New York City – 20,427 attendance ($17,700,000 live gate)
- “UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie” in Brooklyn – 15,628 attendance ($2,275,105 live gate)
- “UFC Fight Night 102: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov” in Albany – 6,216 attendance ($411,000 live gate)
For more on UFC 208, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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