UFC 116 Attendance and Gate

UFC 116 : Lesnar vs Carwin offically drew and attendance of 12,740 – 9,218 of that paid 4,053,990 according to the NSAC, the largerst gate receipts i’ve seen.
The MGM grand garden arena is set up for 14,934 , so tehre where 2,194 tickets left unsold , its not clear if these seats were give on free tickets or there were empty , odd in my opinion since this was the seconds biggest PPV after UFC 100 .
It could have been that the tickets pricees were too expensive and were left unsold since the gate still made

UFC returns to Australia 2011

The UFC took the octagon action to Australia for the first time this 2010 in february 21with UFC 110. The event was a great success , holding great fights with up rising star Cain Velasquez vs Rodrigo Nogueira and Wanderlei Silva vs Michael Bisping.
The event had great success but not with out being crtized by the media in Australia calling it to violent , but this didnt stop the event itself to be called one great success in the international picture. the UFC has hold events outside the U.S only a few

UFC 116 Steroid Tests

The Nevada state athletic commission has released a report that the fighters that took part at UFC 116 which took place on July 3rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, have all tested negative for steroids. 
This is good news for fight fans as some of the fighters have a steroid history, Chris Leben tested positive when he fought Michael Bisping and was given a six month suspension.  This was Leben second time fighting in about 2 weeks where he scored an upset third round submission of Akiyama.
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A Game of their Own: M-1 Global to present an Eastern European alternative for The Ultimate Fighter

M-1 Global are set to make the biggest step in the expansion of Mixed Martial Arts in Eastern Europe, by presenting the M-1 Fighter Reality Show. The franchise will start airing on the Russian “Fighter” Channel from July 25th and will feature 20 cast members, all coming from the former Soviet Union countries. Five winners of the show (the fighters have to win two bouts) will earn a right to participate in M-1’s International events. The show will be hosted by two popular Russian showbiz stars, who will