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13th February 2017
10:57pm GMT

A live gate record for the arena was set, a UFC record of a 15,480 attendance for the weigh ins the day before the fight, and lets not even get started on the social media frenzy and pay-per-views that followed.
The event also created $18.3 million in salaries and wages for New York employees and it's estimated 300 jobs were supported by the event.
"We said it from the very beginning, we knew New York was going to be huge," UFC president Dana White said. "It was a dream come true for the athletes, for the fans, and for our company to host a UFC event in ‘The World’s Most Famous Arena.’
"The numbers don’t lie, a lot of people came out to support us and we’re going to keep doing this up and down the state."
We reckon McGregor can take the lion's share of the credit for the success of the event.Explore more on these topics: