New Jersey’s UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate

NEWARK, N.J. – New York, take note.

The more than 17,000 mixed-martial-arts fans who packed the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., for Saturday’s UFC 111 event and generated a gate of approximately $4 million could have been yours.

UFC president Dana White, who’s long had his eye on the potentially lucrative but currently un-regulated state of New York, announced the preliminary figures in Saturday’s post-fight press conference.


NEWARK, N.J. – New York, take note.

The more than 17,000 mixed-martial-arts fans who packed the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., for Saturday’s UFC 111 event and generated a gate of approximately $4 million could have been yours.

UFC president Dana White, who’s long had his eye on the potentially lucrative but currently un-regulated state of New York, announced the preliminary figures in Saturday’s post-fight press conference.