Dana White reveals UFC 300 set to break incredible record without help of Conor McGregor as iconic card draws near
DANA WHITE has claimed UFC 300 is on course to smash an all-time record.
The MMA leader hosts its historic and eagerly-anticipated 300th pay-per-view event in Las Vegas a week on Sunday morning.
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GETTYDana White has claimed the card is set to set a new live gate at the T-Mobile Arena[/caption]
UFC 300, on paper, is one of the biggest cards in the organisation’s history.
Tickets for the Sin City extravaganza were some of the most expensive in the history of the promotion, which is set to break the live gate record at the T-Movile Arena.
White told TNT Sports: “This time we’re looking at, ‘How do we make UFC 300 different than 100, 200, and anything that we’ve ever done?’
“What I wanted was, I wanted it to be, when the first prelim of the night starts, you have to be in front of your television.
“You can’t miss one fight on this card.
“So, when you look at 300 right, we have 12 current and former UFC champions or interim champions, seven pound-for-pound [ranked] fighters, almost every single fight features a ranked contender, 16 ranked fighters in total.
“And it’s expected to break every record at the T-Mobile Arena with a $15 million gate.
“So, UFC 300 is the greatest combat sports card ever assembled.
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“I mean if you go back throughout history, even boxing.
“Look at a boxing card that has ever been done, even in the Don King days, when he was stacking these cards full.
“The first prelim of the night is [Deiveson] Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt.
“Then it’s just all the way up to the main event.”
Setting a new record gate for the T-Mobile Arena will be an incredible feat for the UFC, whose poster boy Conor McGregor WON’T be headlining the card.
The UFC’s tri-centennial pay-per-view event will be topped by a tasty light-heavyweight showdown between champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Jamahal Hill.
