The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Finale gate tops $400,000

by MMAmania.com on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM EST

The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Finale from "The Pearl" at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 13 sold 1,496 tickets for a live gate $405,000.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today released the figures, indicating that 357 complimentary tickets were also issued and 289 went untouched.

The promotion dished out $289,000 in TUF 8 Finale fighter salaries for the Spike TV event, as well as $100,000 in additional bonus money for four participants who delivered outstanding performances.

Lightweight Efrain Escudero defeated Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision and Ryan Bader stopped Vinicius Magalhaes in the first round of their light heavyweight match to earn their respective season titles in the tournament-style competition.

In other main card action, Anthony Johnson scored sweet revenge over Kevin Burns with a perfectly-placed -- and fight-ending -- headkick in the third round of their welterweight contest. And Wilson Gouveia smashed Jason MacDonald to continue has climb to the top of the middleweight ladder.

For complete results and coverage of TUF 8 Finale click here and here. To check out the medical suspensions and injuries click here.

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Not bad when the gate covers fighters salaries and bonuses. Pay the help and pocket the sponsor money!

by kevin on Dec 23, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions

I read today that Nover thinks he will be back in action in March

by john on Dec 23, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Is this gate higher than WEC? Yea, Nover is sayin march, Eliot in February and Bader probly march since he literally busted his hand on vinny’s head.

by NameNotRequired on Dec 23, 2008 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

Kewl

by zzz on Dec 23, 2008 2:35 PM EST reply actions

I think that beats any Elite XC gate, right?

by the_mexicutioner on Dec 23, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions

Slow thread… Chuck is training at or going to train at ATT. I wonder if he is helping Thiago train for Machida? I think if he is that may be another plus for Thiago.

by BNF on Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM EST reply actions

Im also stoked to hear about Chuck expanding his game. Makes me think that he is in it for the long haul. We will have to see, but I expect to see him back in a good way really soon.

by enzo-enormous on Dec 23, 2008 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

Me too enzo… It is exactly what he needs to do at this point in his career. I really don’t like the talk about him rematching Jardine. He needs to fight a guy like Cane or they can reschedule the fight with Shogun. Nothing but top notch form here until retirement.

by BNF on Dec 23, 2008 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

yeah I agree. Let chuck just sit out and wait for Shogun, if not give him Cane….jardine is out of the question. Keith has been jerked around enough by the UFC, making him take this meaningless fight is just not fair. Plus I dont think anyone even wants to watch it!

by john on Dec 23, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions