WEC 41: 'Brown vs Faber 2' shatters promotion records for attendance and live gate
by Jesse Holland on Jun 8, 2009 4:32 AM EDT
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WEC 41: "Brown vs. Faber 2," which took place at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on June 7, shattered company records with 13,027 in attendance for an official live gate of $818,415, according to The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
Those numbers far surpass the former gate and attendance record set by WEC 34 at the Arco Arena in June 2008, which tallied 12,682 attendees who paid a collective $738,855 to watch Urijah Faber choke out MMA legend, Jens Pulver.
WEC 41, with the main event of the evening showcasing a rematch between featherweight champion Mike Brown and the man who he defeated to capture the title, Faber, blew the roof off the Arco Arena after five rounds of terrific back-and-forth action.
Faber may have lost the bout, but he certainly didn't lose any respect of the hometown crowd or his peers. The number of complimentary tickets are not known at this time; however, stay tuned to MMAmania.com as that information becomes available.
For a complete recap of WEC 41: "Brown vs. Faber 2" click here.
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awesome to hear that the wec continues to grow. hopefully brown can be a big draw without faber going forward. People need to start paying attention to this promotion as they put on ppv quality fight cards for free.
by bobby o'shea on Jun 8, 2009 8:57 AM EDT reply actions
I dont want them to continue to grow. If they continue to grow these free ppv quality fights will start costing us another $45 a month.
Dana is just itching to start charging us for WEC events….the more it grows the more money its going to cost us!c I like the current format….once they start charging us for it, I probably wont watch it!
by john on Jun 8, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Off subject. I just watched it this morning and my dvr stopped recording whent he first round of Brown / Faber was over. So all I know is what I read that Brown won a UD. But I did get to see the Aldo fight. Is that kid insane or what?
by BeerMan on Jun 8, 2009 10:29 AM EDT reply actions
You need to set the DVR to stop 30 or 60 minutes past the scheduled stop time. I already learned that lesson the hard way.
by PW on Jun 8, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
that kid is fucking lightning, who the hell knocks out a guy with two knees during one jump… like 5 seconds into the fight? Amazing, i loved it.
by medecine balls on Jun 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Jesse/mania. It was the 5 rounder with jens, not the sub finish , last time they were in Sacramento
by Wingblade on Jun 8, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions
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