Conor McGregor was back in the octagon at UFC 246 and he brought with him his usual big numbers.
UFC 246 drew 19,040 fans for a gate of $11 million. Both numbers are down from McGregor's last appearance inside the octagon against Khabib Nurmagomedov, which drew 20,034 fans for a gate of $17.1 million. The UFC 229 fight between Khabib and Conor also took place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The gate and attendance numbers are up from the last UFC event inside T-Mobile, which was UFC 245 in December. That event, headlined by three title fights, drew 16,811 fans for a gate of $4 million.
As far as bonuses go; Conor McGregor, Aleksei Oleinik, Brian Kelleher, Diego Ferreira and Drew Dober. No Fight of the Night bonus was given.
McGregor starched Cerrone in 40 seconds, Oleinik submitted Maurice Greene in an armbar in the second round, Kelleher submitted Ode Osbourne with a guillotine in the first round, Ferreira submitted Anthony Pettis with a neck crank in the second round, and Dober finished Nasrat Haqparast in the first round with strikes.
Full Information:
Attendance - 19,040
Gate - $11 million
Performances of the Night ($50,000 each) - Conor McGregor, Aleksei Oleinik, Brian Kelleher, Diego Ferreira and Drew Dober
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