With 30 thousand people, event in Sweden records second largest audience in UFC history

Event in Sweden registered 30 thousand people in the stands. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

UFC on FOX 14, an event held in the early hours of this Sunday (25th) in Stockholm, Sweden, registered an important milestone for the largest MMA organization on the planet: it was the second largest audience in the history of Ultimate.

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In total, 30 thousand people attended the Tele2 Arena stadium. The number becomes even more impressive due to the time in which the event was held, in the harsh Swedish winter, in addition to its time, since, to facilitate TV broadcasting in the United States, the attraction ended at approximately 4 am local time.

The record this Sunday surpasses the second largest audience so far, which belonged to UFC 124, in 2010. In Montreal, Canada, 23 thousand people saw the local idol up close Georges St Pierre defeat Josh koscheck to defend the welterweight belt.

However, the absolute record belongs to another Canadian event: UFC 129, held at the Rogers Center stadium in Toronto. On that occasion, 55 thousand people were present to see St. Pierre defend his title against Jake Shields. The attraction also featured José Aldo x Mark hominick e Lyoto Machida x Randy Couture.