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02-15-2011, 11:00 PM
C/P from tsn by the canadienpress.
TORONTO -- The UFC continues to throw big numbers around when it comes to its April show in Toronto.
UFC 129, slated for April 30 at the Rogers Centre, has already produced record UFC attendance (55,000) and gate ($11 million) figures, as well as the mark for a single-day event gate for the domed stadium itself.
On Tuesday, UFC president Dana White came up with an even bigger number.
"We figured out -- and this is being very, very conservative -- it'll be a $40-million impact on the city of Toronto because the UFC is coming," he told a media conference call.
"Not to mention the fact that just the ticket tax alone will be $1.5 million."
Tom Wright, the UFC's director of Canadian operations, said the Ontario Athletic Commission will also benefit to the tune of five per cent of the gross ticket sales. That's $550,000, working on the gate figure of $11 million.
The UFC is planning a Fan Expo in conjunction with the Toronto show.
TORONTO -- The UFC continues to throw big numbers around when it comes to its April show in Toronto.
UFC 129, slated for April 30 at the Rogers Centre, has already produced record UFC attendance (55,000) and gate ($11 million) figures, as well as the mark for a single-day event gate for the domed stadium itself.
On Tuesday, UFC president Dana White came up with an even bigger number.
"We figured out -- and this is being very, very conservative -- it'll be a $40-million impact on the city of Toronto because the UFC is coming," he told a media conference call.
"Not to mention the fact that just the ticket tax alone will be $1.5 million."
Tom Wright, the UFC's director of Canadian operations, said the Ontario Athletic Commission will also benefit to the tune of five per cent of the gross ticket sales. That's $550,000, working on the gate figure of $11 million.
The UFC is planning a Fan Expo in conjunction with the Toronto show.