UFC 87 Breaks Target Center Record

by Chris Nelson on Aug 10, 2008 3:37 PM EDT in MMA News

UFC 87 had the biggest live gate in Target Center history according to Steve Cofield:

The attendance at the Target Center was 15,082. The gate of $2.2 million set a new arena record surpassing a Billy Joel/Elton John show.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Myron P. Medcalf notes that a diverse crowd was on hand to help set the record:

As surprising as [Roger] Huerta's performance in front of his hometown crowd was, the variety of fans that came out to watch was just as shocking.

Fiftysomethings sporting "Death Clutch" T-shirts, women cheering louder than their tough-guy boyfriends and the loyal flock of adrenaline-driven young males that have helped the UFC become a $1 billion company were all there.

One fan even sat with an IV hooked up to his veins, while he watched the fights in the front row.

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What was surprising about Huerta’s performance?

by goo on Aug 10, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

Ummmm…...i recall watching the fight and there being alot of empty seats. Alot.

by nitro on Aug 10, 2008 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

Might have been watching a different event.

by Eugene Schelfaut on Aug 10, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought the place looked pretty full, but even so, they broke the live gate record not the attendance record.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 10, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, it was very full. I had low uppers and there were no empty seats around me.

by Blackout612 on Aug 10, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

During Huerta – Florian, the place was half full. (optimistic)

by nitro on Aug 10, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

That’s a great picture =)

by Nick Thomas on Aug 10, 2008 5:50 PM EDT reply actions

Nitro,

Not sure what you were watching. I was there live and by the time the ppv started, it was very full. It was configured for 17k and they did 15k. That figure is totally legit.

by Lynchman on Aug 10, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply actions