UFC 86 sixth-largest MMA gate in NV history
Event draws over $3.3 million for Griffin-Jackson title match
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updated 3:29 p.m. ET July 10, 2008
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released its figures for UFC 86, and the event sold 9,630 tickets at the Mandalay Bay Events Center for a live gate of $3,350,730.
That figure makes it the sixth biggest MMA gate in Nevada State history.
With another 1,360 given comp tickets, the total attendance was 10,990. The event also had a closed circuit feed at the hotel which brought in another $33,650.
The main event of UFC 86 featured challenger Forrest Griffin defeating champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to become the UFC light-heayvweight champion.
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