MMA and Boxing Events Suffer from Weak Attendance in Las Vegas
Bloody Elbow —
Fronted by Luke Thomas.
From Loretta Hunt of Sherdog:
“A Night of Combat 2,” a collaborative event led by Superfights MMA promoter Skip Kelp in conjunction with Kim Couture’s KC Concepts, sold 1,063 of the 8,911 tickets available at the Thomas & Mack Center for a gate of $32,405. Tickets were set in a very reasonably priced $15-50 range, and comped tickets brought attendance up to 1,735 spectators. Xtreme Couture standouts Jay Hieron, Mike Pyle, and John Alessio topped an 18-fighter bill ...
‘Night of Combat II’ a Moral Victory, If Not a Financial One
CagePotato.com —
... But it’s not like Night of Combat II’s weak performance was out of the ordinary for Las Vegas combat sports these days. Sherdog reports that a light heavyweight championship boxing match between Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson — held the same night and promoted by Gary Shaw — drew only 911 fans to the 1,770-seat Pearl at the Palms for what was expected to be a sellout. (By the way, Tarver pocketed $1 million for his decision loss, while Dawson got $800,000.) And of course there’s the ...
An expensive night of combat
Fightlinker.com —
... October 15, 2008 – 9:36 am by fightlinker A sign of the shitty economic times or just poor promotions? Last weekend’s Night of Combat 2 card in Vegas had a decent amount of star power but still tanked hardcore at the gate: “A Night of Combat 2,” a collaborative event led by Superfights MMA promoter Skip Kelp in conjunction with Kim Couture’s KC Concepts, sold 1,063 of the 8,911 tickets available at the Thomas & Mack Center for a gate of $32,405. Tickets were set in a very reasonably priced $15-50 range, and comped tickets brought attendance up to 1,735 spectators. Xtreme ...
