{"id":154821,"date":"2015-07-12T04:49:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=154821"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:40:19","slug":"ufc-189-draws-over-15000-fans-sets-record-with-7-2-million-live-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-189-draws-over-15000-fans-sets-record-with-7-2-million-live-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 189 Draws Over 15,000 Fans, Sets Record with $7.2 Million Live Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor.png\" alt=\"Mendes McGregor\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mendes-McGregor-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor cemented his place in UFC history during the main-event of Saturday&#8217;s &#8220;UFC 189&#8221; when he defeated Chad Mendes for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The fight, originally scheduled to be Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, took place in front of 16,019 screaming fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a live gate of $7.2 million. UFC President Dana White revealed the impressive numbers during the UFC 189 Post Fight Press Conference.<\/p>\n<p>White stated that the $7.2 million gate is a new record for mixed martial arts in the United States of America.<\/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 src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor cemented his place in UFC history during the main-event of Saturday&#8217;s &#8220;UFC 189&#8221; when he defeated Chad Mendes for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship. 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