UFC Fight Night 46 draws one of the year's best non-PPV attendance figures

DUBLIN – Today’s UFC Fight Night 46 event drew an announced attendance of 9,500 and a live gate of $1.4 million, making it one of the year’s most successful international shows.

UFC President Dana White announced the tallies following the event.

UFC Fight Night 46 took place at The O2 in Dublin, and the entire event streamed on UFC Fight Pass. In the headliner, Dublin’s Conor McGregor scored a first-round TKO victory over fellow featherweight Diego Brandao, which created a deafening celebration from the Irish fans.

UFC Fight Night 46 was the second event in Dublin in UFC history. The first, UFC 93, drew 9,369 fans for a live gate of $1.3 million in 2009.

Among the UFC’s 11 international non-pay-per-view events in 2014, UFC Fight Night 46 ranked second in attendance. The full list includes:

1. UFC Fight Night 37 in London: 14,604 attendance and $2,000,056 live gate
2. UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin: 9,500 and $1.4 million
3. TUF Brazil 3 Finale in Sao Paulo: 8,986 (gate not announced)
4. UFC Fight Night 43 in Auckland, New Zealand: 8,089 and $913,000
5. UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin: 8,000 (gate not announced)
6. UFC Fight Night 39 in Abu Dhabi: 7,963 and $1.8 million
7. UFC Fight Night 36 in  Jaragua do Sul, Brazil: 7,511 (gate not announced)
8. UFC Fight Night 38 in Natal, Brazil: 6,828 (gate not announced)
9. TUF China Finale in Macau: 6,000 (gate not announced)
10. UFC Fight Night 34 in Singapore: 5,216 (gate not announced)
11. TUF National Finale in Quebec City, Canada: 5,029 and $340,000

For more on UFC Fight Night 46, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

(Pictured: Conor McGregor)