At the UFC 189 World Championship Tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Friday, UFC President Dana White announced that the highly anticipated UFC 189 has broken UFC 100’s previous pre-sale record.
Dana White: UFC 189 broken pre-sale records. Topped UFC 100 by 55%. Says gate is at $7 million.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) March 27, 2015
UFC 189 breaks pre-sale record
It topped UFC 100, which was headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II in 2010, by 55%.
The current gate is seven million.
UFC 189 takes place live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on July 11. In the main event, featherweight king Jose Aldo takes on Conor McGregor. Also, welterweight champ Robbie Lawler defends his belt against Rory MacDonald.
