UFC 217 draws reported 18,201 attendance for $6.2 million live gate in Madison Square Garden return

NEW YORK – Saturday’s UFC 217 event drew an announced attendance of 18,201 for a live gate of $6.2 million.

UFC President Dana White announced the figures following the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

UFC 217 took place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The event was the UFC’s sixth in the state of New York since MMA legislation was passed in 2016. Prior to UFC 217, the promotion visited Long Island in July, Buffalo in April, Brooklyn in February, Albany this past December, and New York City a year ago for the landmark UFC 205 pay-per-view.

The historic UFC 205 event a year ago, headlined by Conor McGregor’s quest for two concurrent titles, as well as two other championship bouts, drew 20,427 fans for a live gate of $17.7 million.

The UFC New York attendance marks since the 2016 legislation include:

1. “UFC 205: McGregor vs. Alvarez” – 20,427 attendance ($17.7 million live gate)
2. UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre – 18,201 attendance ($6.2 million live gate)
3. “UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2” – 17,110 attendance ($2 million live gate)
4. “UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie” – 15,628 attendance ($2,275,105 live gate)
5. “UFC on FOX 25: Weidman vs. Gastelum” – 11,918 attendance ($1,088,332 live gate)
6. “UFC Fight Night 102: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov ” – 6,216 attendance ($411,000 live gate)

For complete coverage of UFC 217, check out the UFC Events section of the site.