WEC 47 attendance could top out at about 8,500, top-five mark possible

Although attendance figures for Saturday’s WEC 47 event won’t come close to the totals its sister promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, registered in recent years, they could still rank among the best in the promotion’s history.

The UFC first ventured to Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, in 2007 for UFC 68, which set a still-standing U.S. MMA attendance record with 19,049.

The modified seating configuration for WEC 47, though, will limit the event to approximately 8,500 spectators, WEC officials today told MMAjunkie.com.


Although attendance figures for Saturday’s WEC 47 event won’t come close to the totals its sister promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, registered in recent years, they could still rank among the best in the promotion’s history.

The UFC first ventured to Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, in 2007 for UFC 68, which set a still-standing U.S. MMA attendance record with 19,049.

The modified seating configuration for WEC 47, though, will limit the event to approximately 8,500 spectators, WEC officials today told MMAjunkie.com.