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UFC 226 draws announced attendance of 17,464 for $5.677 million live gate

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LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s UFC 226 event drew an announced sold-out attendance of 17,464 for a live gate of $5,677,238.21.

UFC officials announced the tallies after the event, which MMAjunkie attended. UFC 226 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) knocked out heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) to become the second simultaneous two-division titleholder in UFC history. Afterward Cormier challenged former champion and current WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar.

UFC 226 was the 10th UFC event at T-Mobile Arena, which opened in 2016 and hosted the milestone UFC 200 show in July of that year.

The largest attendance mark for a UFC show at T-Mobile came with “UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey,” which drew 18,533 attendees for a live gate of $4.75 million. The Dec. 30, 2016, event also set a UFC-Las Vegas attendance record.

For more on UFC 226, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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