Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 6 event drew an announced attendance of 10,863 fans for a live gate of $939,095.99.
UFC officials announced the figures following the event, which MMA Junkie attended. UFC on ESPN+ 6 took place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The event streamed on ESPN+.
The event was the UFC’s fifth in Nashville and its largest attendance at Bridgestone Arena to date. In April 2017, UFC Fight Night 108 brought in 10,144 fans. And in April 2009, UFC Fight Night 18 had 10,267 fans. Those were the other two Nashville shows to go north of 10,000 fans.
But UFC on ESPN+ 6 on Saturday was by far the biggest live gate of the UFC’s trips to “Music City.”
In the main event, Anthony Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) stunned Stephen Thompson (14-4-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC), who was the biggest favorite on the card, with a second-round highlight-reel knockout. Pettis, a former lightweight champion, was making his move up to welterweight.
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