UFC 118 ticket prices vs UFC 119

SeatGeek, with the help of MMAmania.com, analyzed the ticket price differential between UFC 118 and UFC 119. One of the biggest cards of the year is to no surprise also one of the hardest tickets to get. Head over to SeatGeek for a more in-depth look.

This probably has a lot to do with location too. Boston vs. Indianapolis. Also, 118 features a title bout with BJ Penn who is definitely the biggest star between the two cards.

Yeah I'm sure those are factors but double the price? Both are still PPV and cost us viewers the same price for each card.
Do you think James Toney has a small factor in this?

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Yeah I'm sure those are factors but double the price? Both are still PPV and cost us viewers the same price for each card.
Do you think James Toney has a small factor in this?

Nah, Randy is probably a bigger draw on this card than James Toney.

Bigs03 wrote:

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Yeah I'm sure those are factors but double the price? Both are still PPV and cost us viewers the same price for each card.
Do you think James Toney has a small factor in this?

Nah, Randy is probably a bigger draw on this card than James Toney.

You sure? I mean Toney just provides something different. Not something you see very often. I think Toney will bring more viewers and also has more to do with the price then Randy for this fight.

Toney might bring in some boxing fans that wouldn't have otherwise tuned in, however, I doubt most fringe MMA fans even know who Toney is.

It's more to do with the fact the UFC is in Boston.

I just stole this from mmamania.com this morning, kind of caught my eye.

Ali_1748 wrote:

It's more to do with the fact the UFC is in Boston.

I would agree with this more than the James Toney factor.

121 will be bat shit expensive.

The primary reason the tickets are so much higher is this is the first trip into one of the best fighting sport markets where as the other event is in a small market like Indianapolis. Also the title fight and the Couture/Toney oddity certainly factor into this as well.

U think that many people care about a fight between Randy and James Wolf? I just dont get it. James and Randy are old as hell and the fight really means less than nothing in the rankings. I guess people want to see a true boxer in the octagon but I would rather have 1 in his prime.

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U think that many people care about a fight between Randy and James Wolf? I just dont get it. James and Randy are old as hell and the fight really means less than nothing in the rankings. I guess people want to see a true boxer in the octagon but I would rather have 1 in his prime.

Look no further than UFC 114 for what happens when boxing's fanbase is engaged. This fight is irrelevant to established MMA fans, but it has buzz in the boxing universe. It's not like boxing fans are actually buying boxing cards these days anyway. I guarantee this card out performs the BJ Penn average. Even if the trailers and ads for it are oppressively bland and unengaging.


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