{"id":229981,"date":"2026-04-13T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229981\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:54:10","slug":"ufc-327-returns-worst-ever-miami-gate-in-modern-mma-era-fans-were-outpriced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229981\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 327 returns worst-ever Miami gate in modern MMA era \u2014 \u2018Fans were outpriced\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 327<\/a> featured some pretty wild fights<\/a> last weekend at Kaseya Center in Miami, but fans were not crazy about the ticket prices for \u201cJiri vs. Ulberg.\u201d After struggling to fill the arena<\/a>, the promotion returned its worst Miami gate of the modern era and nearly half of what \u201cSuga\u201d Sean O\u2019Malley pulled for UFC 299<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the breakdown:<\/p>\n

The actual UFC 327 gate (reported by UFC<\/a>) was $6,518,684.<\/p>\n

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Reactions on social media were mixed. Some commenters suggested \u201cfans were outpriced\u201d while others blamed the shallow fight card<\/a> for contributing to soft ticket sales. The main event featured Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg for the vacant light heavyweight title<\/a>, with Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov holding down the light heavyweight co-main event.<\/p>\n

Ulberg and Costa both won by knockout (highlights here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of gates for numbered UFC events in 2026:<\/p>\n

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett\u201d \u2014 $10,951,166
UFC 325: \u201cVolkanovski vs. Lopes 2\u201d \u2014 $10,103,136
UFC 326: \u201cHolloway vs. Oliveira 2\u201d \u2014 $8,305,158
UFC 327: \u201cJiri vs. Ulberg\u201d \u2014 $6,518,684<\/p>\n

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Next up for the promotion is UFC 328: \u201cKhamzat vs. Strickland\u201d on May 9 in Newark<\/a>. The last time UFC held a numbered event at \u201cThe Rock\u201d in New Jersey it returned $6,501,177 for \u201cDvalishvili vs. O\u2019Malley 2.\u201d That doesn\u2019t sound like a lot, but ticket prices often vary by location and venue capacity.<\/p>\n

Which is why $13M was such a big deal for this \u201cmost famous\u201d arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Large arena events usually land in the $10M-$15M range, with high end cards getting as high as $20M<\/a> \u2014 though only a select few, like former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor<\/a>, can help get to that number. That\u2019s why \u201cNotorious\u201d is not a part of the ticket-less UFC White House card in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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