MMA is increasing, but is not excluded from the effects of a lousy economy. UFC finally landing in Boston is a great shot for sport, but also a city for the fight against hunger has opened its wallet without some hesitation. Dan Duggan from the Boston Herald reports that UFC 118 needs a boost late to sellout:
Tickets went on sale June 25 and as of last weekend about 11,000 tickets had been sold. Ability of the garden for the event will be 15,500.
UFC President Dana White, Boston-native is surprised:
"I was shocked that we do not sell", white Herald said on Monday."Everybody is telling me that things are rough go back there." [...]
"We think it is going to sell," said White. "I think we as a couple thousand away from it.But when we get off to a thousand, we believe that a sale outside. will only by operators (sales). "
White is happy with the way that the event has been marketed.
"Everything is great," said White. "The fight card, led and now go there it's all good stuff. "
Probably he had good reason to be confident that the card you will sell. Boston media has shown in force Wednesday to cover the press conference prefight UFC 118. Documents as the Herald and Boston Globe have muscular yet in New England.
No comments:
Post a Comment