{"id":154206,"date":"2015-07-07T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T23:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=154206"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:40:57","slug":"record-breaking-white-says-ufc-189-is-the-biggest-gate-in-u-s-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/record-breaking-white-says-ufc-189-is-the-biggest-gate-in-u-s-history\/","title":{"rendered":"RECORD BREAKING! 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We bring in Chad Mendes, the gate in Vegas at the MGM $6.8 million, we put in Mendes, the gate went to $7.1 M. We actually had to add bleachers in there. The event is the biggest gate we&#8217;ve ever done in the U.S.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s impressive, why do you think sales saw a boost after Aldo was out and Mendes was in?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings Of Volume &#8212; Punches In Bunches With Nate Diaz And Richard Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White had big expectations for UFC 189 and even with Jose Aldo dropping out, it looks like those expectations are still being reached. 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