Money Mac is almost back.
Conor McGregor’s highly anticipated return to UFC 303 is less than 50 days away, and according to UFC CEO Dana White, “Notorious” is already making the promotion a ton of money (again).
During the UFC St. Louis post-fight press conference, White told reporters that UFC 303 has already sold over $20 million in tickets.
“Yeah, it’s way over 20 million,” White said.
The UFC head honcho also criticized former Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza when asked if he was happy about proving Espinoza wrong about finally achieving that mega gate.
“Who gives a flying f—k what Espinoza thinks…where is Espinoza? Who gives a shit,” White concluded.
If White is correct and not lying about UFC 303 earning a $20 million gate, it would be the first time in the promotion’s history that a fight would reach that dollar amount.
UFC has brought in a $17.7 million gate at UFC 205 in 2016 and $17.2 million at UFC 229 – both were headlined by McGregor.
The legendary UFC 300 event scored a $16.5 million gate last month.
Indeed, UFC 303 is headlined by McGregor vs. Michael Chandler and goes down on July 29, 2024.
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