{"id":708699,"date":"2026-06-01T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708699\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:48:09","slug":"conor-mcgregors-return-prompts-huge-ticket-sales-with-some-seats-costing-more-than-24k-each","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708699\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor\u2019s return prompts huge ticket sales with some seats costing more than $24K each"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Conor McGregor is often touted as the biggest draw in the history of the UFC and that\u2019s one title he won\u2019t be relinquishing any time soon \u2026 if ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Despite a five-year long layoff and coming back from a broken leg suffered in his last outing back in 2021, the Irish superstar still commands an audience like no one else in the sport. The greatest evidence comes from early ticket sales for his comeback fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">AXS is handling ticket sales for the event and the price for a single seat to witness McGregor\u2019s return to action are going for as much as $24,600 with the cheapest seats still available sitting at $1,822 currently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Based on current ticket sales, the highest priced options are third-row seats near the octagon with fourth-row seats on the opposite side going for $15,990 each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">There are a small amount of floor seats still available overall with the cheapest option on sale for just over $7,300 each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">While lower priced options in the upper decks are going for under $2,000, tickets have been selling in rapid-fire fashion since pre-sales started this past week. Based on current availability, the cheapest seat available for McGregor\u2019s return to action is a seat in the very last row inside T-Mobile Arena priced at $1,822.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">None of the costs for tickets includes sales tax or fees, which obviously raises the final price for buyers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">On top of regular ticket sales, OnLocation \u2014 the event planning arm of the UFC\u2019s owners at TKO Group Holdings \u2014 are also <a href=\"https:\/\/ufcvip.com\/d\/ufc-329-tickets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">putting together VIP packages<\/a> for fans with deeper pockets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The two biggest packages, which includes an Elite option that comes with front row floor seats has already sold out. The second biggest option called the \u201cRising Star\u201d package has also sold out with six weeks left to go until the event takes place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The final VIP options start at $13,500 per person and $8,000 per person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The bigger package includes a VIP ticket to the event, lower level seating, reserved access at the ceremonial weigh-ins, a weigh-in reception with UFC athletes appearing and in-venue hospitality with UFC athletes also scheduled to appear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The lower priced option includes a VIP ticket, floor level seating, post-fight octagon experience, reserved access as ceremonial weigh-ins and a weigh-in reception with athlete appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The final gate numbers for the event won\u2019t be released until the night of the fight but all signs are pointing towards a massive return for the UFC with McGregor\u2019s long awaited comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">During his career, McGregor has produced a couple of live gates that surpassed $17 million but those events also took place in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Given the immense interest in his upcoming fight against Holloway at UFC 329, McGregor could be looking at his largest live gate yet \u2014 outside of his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, which earned more than $55 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor is often touted as the biggest draw in the history of the UFC and that\u2019s one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,1347,785,85,787,1396],"class_list":["post-708699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}