Franchise expects to generate $ 140 million during the passage of the tournament

The nickname fight of the century is not for nothing. Inside and outside the Octagon. About the ring, Anderson Silva finds the adversary able to knock him since winning the belt. In the vicinity of the bars of the cage's best known MMA, the battle is for profit. And the numbers prospected by Ultimate scale the strength of the event to record-breaking fundraising and financial impact on the host city. Look at a few:

The UFC expects >> the financial transactions of 140 million (330 million dollars) dollars during the week of the event and the day of the fights. In tournaments the same size held in Las Vegas, the amount only reached 51 million ($ 100 million)

Packages >> to access the exposure the UFC Fan vary from $ 45 (100 dollars) to about $ 2,500 (three thousand dollars). The difference is in hosting. The most expensive - VIP, of course - includes two day stay at the Mandala Bay last year, event grossed 93 million (180 million dollars)

>> The UFC expects to receive about 60 thousand tourists during the event days. 40% would be off out of the state where the fights are held. Between 5% and 10%, international contingent. In 2011, there were 46 000 visitors

Study >> UFC points the visitor as a person with trip twice a year to Las Vegas. Have an income of nearly three thousand dollars and let the gaming tables over a thousand. 42% gain just over 200 thousand dollars a year