United States Records Its Highest Grossing MMA Fight Night at UFC Columbus With an Approximate $2 Million Gate

The UFC Fight Night Columbus garnered various exciting fights. The main event had Curtis Blaydes defeat Chris Daukaus via technical knockout (TKO) in the heavyweight division while Alexa Grasso enthralled everybody through her submission of Joanne Wood, marking her third straight win in the flyweight.

Officials of UFC Fight Night historically witnessed revenues skyrocketing and breaking UFC’s prior records. Unfortunately, the United States had fights happening at the UFC Apex Arena for two years without an audience because of the pandemic.

Eventually, adrenaline-rushed MMA fans in the United States kicked into UFC Fight Night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This resulted in enormous sold-out revenue, which is recorded as the highest-grossing US-based “UFC Fight Night” in UFC history. Damon Martin from MMA fighting broke this intriguing piece of news first.

Damon Martin from MMA Fighting tweeted:

“Gate: $1,921,988.24, Attendance: 18,630 (Sold Out), Highest Grossing U.S UFC Fight Night in History, per UFC officials #UFCColumbus.”

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The tweet showcases the promotion has been experiencing a gigantic flow of revenues. UFC London on March 19 saw Tom Aspinall and Paddy Pimblett‘s victory gaining a massive response and increasing the pay-per-view points.

Dana White, UFC’s president has targeted several potential nations to expand the organization’s reach. France, Mexico, China, and some African nations are on the list.

UFC is ready for more investment, either through live events or to establish performance institutions to recognize and cultivate talent.

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The main event saw a spectacular showdown, which ended with a knockout between the giants.

Curtis Blaydes (16-3-0), won by a furious knockout over Chris Daukaus in the second round.’The Razor’, known for his superior wrestling skills in the heavyweight division, pulled a right-hand punch from his arsenal and landed on Chris Daukaus‘s jaw, causing him to collapse to the ground, accompanied by a chain of hammer fists and elbows to his face.

Curtis Blaydes topped the contract with $670k from the fight, while Daukaus earned $225k at Fight Night, including bonuses, sponsorships, etc.

Blaydes, who currently ranks #4, has set his eyes on a title shot. However, the current heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has suffered a setback due to a knee injury.

Thus, ‘The Razor’ in his post-fight interview has called out for an interim title fight against Ciryl Gane (10-1-0) who currently ranks #1 in the heavyweight division and is a former interim UFC heavyweight champion.

Ciryl Gane lost to Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision in his title unification bout at UFC 270. As of now, Gane is a fierce opponent for Curtis Blaydes.

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In the first round, flyweight contender Alexa Grasso (14-3-0) rear-naked choked Joanne Wood. This is Grasso’s third win in a row after stepping up to the flyweight category. She is currently ranked 9 in the flyweight division.

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