ATLANTA – Saturday’s “UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans” event drew a reported
15,545 attendees to Atlanta’s Philips Arena and generated a live gate of
$2.2 million.
UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening’s
post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com
attended.
Featuring a light heavyweight title contest between current champion Jon
Jones and former titleholder Rashad Evans, UFC 145 marked the company’s
first trip to Georgia since UFC 88 in September 2008.