Highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a UFC event
- Who
- UFC 205
- What
- 17,700,000 US dollar(s)
- Where
- United States (New York)
- When
- 12 November 2016
The highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a UFC event is a reported US$17,700,00 (£14,184,965) and was achieved by UFC 205 headlined by Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA on 12 November 2016.
The event was held at the iconic Madison Square Garden, with a paying attendance of 20,427 people.
UFC 205 saw Conor McGregor fight lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and defeat him to become the first UFC fighter to simultaneously hold two belts from different weight divisions.
Irish fighter McGregor is the UFC's top draw having been on the card in 4 of the 6 biggest gates of all-time.