Affliction sees $2,085,510 in ticket sales
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MMAFighting.com
07/22/08—3:51 PM
The final attendance was actually higher than the announced 13,988 during the event.
The total number of tickets printed was 15,572, which valued at a total of $2,842,195. 3,590 tickets were given away and 740 tickets were left unsold.
On the other end, Affliction paid out $3,321,000 to its fighters, and another $115,247 to the California State Athletic Commission. To get an idea on how much it costs to run a show sanctioned by the California Commission, Affliction was charged a live gate tax of $100,000, a radio/TV tax of $1,000, neurological assessments (for fighters) for $8,137 and purse adjustments for $5,110.

