UFC on FOX 27 draws announced 10,249 attendance for $944,000 gate in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE – UFC on FOX 27 drew an announced attendance of 10,249 and a live gate of $944,202.

UFC officials announced the winners after the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

UFC on FOX 27 took place Saturday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., and the main card aired on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, Ronaldo Souza (25-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC) stopped Derek Brunson (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) with a first-round knockout from a head kick in a rematch from their 2012 fight in Strikeforce. In that bout, Souza won with a 41-second knockout.

UFC on FOX 27 was the UFC’s fifth event in the state of North Carolina, which also hosted UFC 3 in 1994 and UFC 5 in 1995.

More recently, “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” took place at Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum in 2010 and drew approximately 7,700 attendees for a live gate of $590,685. Additionally, “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops” took place at Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. That 2008 event drew approximately 8,200 attendees.

For more on UFC on FOX 27, check out the UFC Events section of the site.