UFC 237 draws announced 15,193 attendance in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO – Saturday’s UFC 227 event drew an announced attendance of 15,193. No live gate was announced, which is customary with UFC shows in Brazil.
UFC officials announced the tallies at the post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie attended.
UFC 237 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following preliminary-card bouts on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC 237 was the organization’s 35th second event in Brazil and 10 in the city of Rio since the promotion’s launch in 1993.
In the main event, Jessica Andrade (20-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) claimed the UFC strawweight title, surviving a relentless onslaught of attacks in the opening round from former champ Rose Namajunas (8-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) before slamming her on her head, rendering her unconscious in the second.
The most recent Rio show, “UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington,” took place in May and drew 10,696. The UFC-attendance record for Rio was set in 2012 with “UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar,” which drew an announced attendance of 16,844.
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