UFC 147 sets record attendance for the event in Brazil

SUPER FIGHTS Editorial

24/06/2012 | 22:59

The Minas Gerais crowd packed Mineirinho at UFC 147. Photo: Josh Hedges

Even surrounded by casualties due to athlete injuries, UFC 147, an event held last Saturday (23), in Belo Horizonte, set a record for the organization in Brazil. The 16.643 people who paid tickets to watch the event marked the biggest UFC audience in the country.

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The good attendance made the UFC's director of international development, Marshall Zelasnik, consider, in the press conference after the event, the return of Ultimate to the capital of Minas Gerais.

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“The audience in Belo Horizonte was wonderful. Seeing this structure shows us that we can hold several other events in Brazil. And you can be sure that the UFC will return to BH”, declared the top hat.