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02/07/09 - UFC 100 tickets going for $40,000
Ringside tickets for UFC 100 are being offered for sale at as much as $40,000 US via online ticket brokers such as StubHub.
And even seats in the very upper reaches of the Mandalay Bay Arena, which will host the July 11th event, are going for $500.
Tickets for UFC 100 sold out shortly after being put on sale and the result is a demand that far outstrips supply, a perfect situation for touts.
Fighters Only contacted various ticket brokers on Thursday to obtain some prices for ringside seats and found that, while $40,000 is the upper extreme, there were none available for less than $2,500.
In the upper reaches, tickets are going for between $500 and $900 on average, while the mid-tier seats vary between $1,000 and $6,000 depending on which block they are located in.
Of course, a seller can set any price they like without any guarantee that anyone will meet that asking price and the person selling the $40,000 tickets would be extremely fortunate to find a mark willing to pay that.
But the fact remains that ticket brokers are doing brisk business off the back of UFC 100 and if the demand indicated by resale prices is anything to go by, the atmosphere will be incredible on fight night.
UFC 100 will be headlined by a heavyweight title clash between defending champion Brock Lesnar and former champion Frank Mir.
Also on the card is Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight strap against Thiago Alves, plus a TUF9 closure bout between Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson.
John Joe O’Regan
John.fightersonly@gmail.com
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