Whereas the Australian fanbase has been one of many strongest and most vocal when it comes to inside UFC audiences and attendees, UFC Perth is struggling to get followers within the door.
A current broadcast report from 7 Information Australia said that the venue of this weekend’s card, RAC Enviornment, in Perth, is simply at about half capability — a poor quantity in comparisons to sellouts in earlier UFC occasions throughout the nation over the current years.
UFC Perth ticket gross sales have been ‘Poor’ “The venue is about half full— it’s disappointing” by way of @7NewsAustralia pic.twitter.com/RaZDcYpNgA
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“The WA [Western Australian] authorities’s monetary funding in cage combating is in query tonight with poor ticket gross sales to a UFC occasion this weekend,” 7 Information Australia’s Rick Ardon mentioned. “UFC Battle Night time is being staged at RAC Enviornment, however the venue is simply about half full, and tickets at the moment are being discounted.”
RAC Enviornment Displaying Poor Gross sales For UFC Perth
The final UFC occasion to happen in Australia was UFC 312 in February, held on the Qudos Financial institution Enviornment in Sydney. A sold-out crowd of 18,537 noticed Dricus Du Plessis rating a choice win over Sean Strickland to retain the UFC middleweight title. The final occasion held in Perth previous to this weekend’s card was UFC 305 in August 2024, which noticed Du Plessis retain by way of submission over Israel Adesanya.
The gross sales for this coming weekend’s card, nevertheless, have been, within the phrases of reporter Geoff Parry, “disappointing, not the sellout of earlier years.”
Andy Hickey confirmed the information on social media, calling UFC Perth, “simply the worst promoting occasion at this level post-COVID” and noting that ticket costs have dropped to $167 AUS.
Yahoo Sports activities factors to various elements for the poor gross sales, together with the variety of notable names on this weekend’s card being lackluster, in addition to harm forcing native Junior Tafa out of the initially scheduled co-main occasion towards Ibo Aslan.
Yahoo additionally notes, nevertheless, that the UFC will revenue from the occasion off web site charges alone, which can imply the UFC gained’t be too bothered by poor ticket gross sales for this outing.
The UFC signed a cope with the Western Australian tourism board earlier this yr to convey various occasions to Perth within the coming years.
