UFC 303 Gate ‘Way Over $20 Million’

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Chael Sonnen talks UFC 303 Gate on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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[@ChaelSonnenOfficial]

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[@JackMehoffZaddy]

No thanks bud , I would rather buy chael sonnens undies

[@pavansangha6921]

“Throwing out all the records that beat mine, I had the number one record “ - Chael the genius

[@dhalsim-1]

Skip Jocko ad 1:07

[@chiquita683]

Video ends at 1:06

[@ChriaM-uk7wn]

😂nerds

[@nighmuh]

this was actually very helpful lmao

[@Cander617]

I would never 😮

[@e13kid]

Now I didn’t hear the first part of Conor 😢

[@InternetSado]

lmao he re-recorded the Jocko ad and still called him willNIK

[@fnaauto7282]

Just needs the money lmao

[@marcz239]

The sad part is that it isn't genuine, because his very first jocko ad he pronounced it correctly 100%, I'm sure part of their deal is that he mispronounces it, like jocko probably went out of his way and asked hey throw this in there for me

[@Angryblonde]

@@marcz239it’s not sad it’s just his thing

[@ogaje4944]

@@marcz239kinda uncle chanel’s thing though

[@ayron419]

At this point I'm pretty certain Chael mispronounces almost every name he says intentionally as a bit to himself

[@superduty2023]

Tito tapped

[@nicholasfrank4353]

Yelling tap means fights over

[@christophermhudson09]

Normalize this ❤

[@jchilin]

COKEHEAD MCNUGGETS WITH HIS 1 PATHETIC WIN IN 8 YEARS!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markwrenn5965]

That actually happened

[@sinistersageness]

Chael tapped to Anderson despite being on roids and promising his father he would win

[@TheMopangbend]

Tito tried to register his hands but they said they weren’t lethal

[@corydurham7843]

I believe it. When I logged in to the UFC Fight Club presale and saw that the same ticket I bought last year for $650 was now $1750 I thought holy cow. And they almost all sold out immediately then the dynamic pricing shot it up to over $2000.

[@liamdavidson9216]

$800 aud got me within row 10 multiple times in Australia. Last time they came $800 only got me a very average seat. My old seats would have cost >$3k each. I don’t pay for UFC anymore. Im disenfranchised after that.

[@Yourmomshousemyrules]

The presale garbage is a ripoff. I always sit in one of the first 4 elevated rows, as opposed to the seats on the floor. In my opinion, those are the best view. I never get presale tickets, although I look at them. I always save around 300 bucks and end up 4 or 5 rows closer buying directly from the stadium. Vegas, Austin, Miami, and NYC although I resold my NYC tickets because someone gave me 3 times what I paid the day before.

[@SergioMendoza760]

This is one of the few times we can take Chael’s words at face value because he absolutely would know the records he did have, especially as regards the business side of things. I 100% believe that Connor came in and just took em all.

[@pedrobandito2]

Well he did…

[@nikki3587]

Its actually amazing how far the sport and the business has come

[@sasquatcho5358]

2012 was just yesterday.... ~Chael

[@Recon6delta]

😂😂

[@mikeadams4129]

It already isnt the biggest gate. Dana said the gate for connors next fight has ALREADY toped 20m. The VIP experience tickets were sold out before the Email got to me . I looked within minutes of recieving. That day 10g front row seats were available though. Not the next day.

[@DocBrewskie]

Ticket prices went up. That’s it folks. They charge more resulting in a higher gate.

[@Kris.solo_mma]

Conor is just that big of a start till people are willing to pay 3k for nosebleed seats to watch him fight

[@mohnjarx7801]

Higher prices account for a couple million but it's still a big deal

[@quandaledingle113]

Tickets only went up because of one man. Stop coping and call it what it is

[@nordics834]

low iq talking point

[@402Racing]

​@@Kris.solo_mmato be in the same arena*.

[@TheOriginalArchie]

Chael has to be on shrooms, or some shit we don't know of. He sounds like how I talk to myself when I'm high as hell. 😁

[@mostlypeacefulmisterputin]

*I must have been really high, I completely missed UFC 303* 😱

[@TherebehoesinAlaska]

Ya I’m betting Chael deletes these comments soon. Last time he got accused of dropping caps he went on a deleting spree to cover up the accusations

[@vanslang5385]

I’m thinking he’s micro dosing mushrooms it’s actually healthy but he’s definitely groovin

[@JackMehoffZaddy]

He's on pills lol

[@jodypierson3137]

He acts like a middle age man on TRT that still gets fachina like a 21 year old.

[@PatricksPoetry]

and he is a movie star now too.

[@Aussiematee]

Movie star? Mfer has been in 1 movie lmao

[@SpyroTek]

​@@Aussiematee1 movie that he starred in.

[@jonvandentoorn2413]

Chael says there if nothing behind this fight like everyone forgets they spend a whole season of ultimate fighter building it up and then made everyone wait over a year for it.

[@chadsmith9218]

Still nothing behind it... no one got excited about this fight no one asked for it.. Conor didn’t even ask for it. However chandler was ready to perform duties on Dana to get this fight set up.

[@JackMehoffZaddy]

​@@chadsmith9218Dana got to breed Chandler's wife to get this fight, chandler about to get a pink son

[@angelodesimone4812]

Yeah, everyone has forgotten that lmao

[@chadsmith9218]

@@JackMehoffZaddy Ha!

[@belalbelal4614]

20 million! Wow! Yeah, I’m definitely ordering the PPV!

[@thaoneteam]

Thank you brother

[@dylannyland387]

Chael.. You are a legend.

[@JustinSheibal]

I got a question about inflation now are the prices of a ufc paper view ticket the same as they were 10 15 20 years ago or are they more and if so I'd like to here how much money was made after including the inflation price of a ticket from the past events.

[@unapologeticallydope3906]

Preach I'll watch

[@CrookDanny]

The “choo choo” train sounds 😂

[@smokeandmirrors-pk6ic]

💀💀💀 😊

[@HolisticHealthDave]

Let’s YELLLL ABOUT IT sir

[@taylork2844]

Conor has 2 fights left on his contract. This would be one of them. So I’m assuming Win or Lose he’s fighting Nate 3 after Chandler. Dana even said that fight will always be there and Nate said trilogy will happen I’m sure that will be his last fight of his contract. He broke the gate record on the Chandler fight $20 mil just imagine what he’s going to break on Nate 3 when they have more history and probably his last fight in ufc. The $$$ is going to be off the charts big.

[@grantmatteson1273]

Either nate 3. Or he could fight Leon for the title should both Conor and Leon win their respective fights.

[@grantmatteson1273]

The fight being at welterweight is telling.

[@wacko37]

He fight dustin for belt next maybe

[@nonenone7761]

Hands down the greatest comment section, on every video. Undefeated, undisputed and Tito tapped.

[@4six3]

7.9 in 2012 is freaking huge bro that is 20 today

[@Psychobeppe]

That's 10.7m dollars in today's money

[@tiggybiggy9929]

I would have been excited a year or two ago but now it's just like OK cool let's go

[@jordanrodriguez5436]

Helps when you are charging like +25% on each ticket from the normal prices. Nose bleeds over 1000 is crazy

[@mostlypeacefulmisterputin]

*Chael “I can see the future” Sonnen*

[@vanslang5385]

With those bespectacles Uncle Chael can see the future in different dimensions 🤔😎

[@simeonhendrix]

Well... inflation is a crazy thing. Not to say this isn't going to be a huge event... but what's the gate adjusted for inflation compared to all fights - ever?

[@bengerhardt3949]

more like just shy of 300% uncle Chael

[@pedrobandito2]

Failed maths class I see…

[@wayfaringstranger8430]

Because tickets are like 13,000. Ain't none of us watching this shit in person. Edit: I'm wrong AF, but it's 2,500 to sit waaaaay up in the nosebleeds and like 6,000 to sit cageside. Uncle Chael added some zeros.

[@patrickgable2566]

Hi uncle Chael

[@dead6last]

if he wins his next fight will break another #1

[@isaiahmetz1341]

GSP vs Shields was 55,000 people.

[@Pjmc78]

Uncle Chael - he set the bar - according to uncle chale himself 😂😂

[@HenryKeepsItReal]

Chael “Uncle Chael” Sonnen

[@PhoenixBlacke]

2012 I was paying 550 for a 4bedroom house. Now I can't get a bedroom for 2x that.

[@Phallen69]

Chael spitting facts. Inflation is really out of hand. 130% and it's not stopping

[@marioglez1553]

I think the reason this gate is high is because 1. The tickets are crazy in price! 2. I believe like many others this might be Conor’s last time he steps foot in the octagon 3. It’s Conor! The biggest star the ufc will ever have

[@julian-gen]

But the tickets are much more expensive, too.

[@jamesmaclean7346]

I remember I bought a ufc ticket for $110. Thst was probably the last time. $1700 for a ticket now….

[@Part61Cowboy]

Listening to chael talk is like a fever dream

[@tommyq374]

Crazy considering the card so far offers next to nothing for the casual fan, as a hardcore fan its good but doesnt seem that good for a ppv much less a conor card Hoping they announce more fights soon

[@darrenXparker]

$7.9 million in 2012 is $10,746,895.82 today

[@gamebred1179]

Its all about betting chael even if its not a champion fight ir a contender fight

[@glenshort6567]

What about 300? What was the gate and ppv buys?

[@bb8942]

Look it up

[@glenshort6567]

@@bb8942 so you don’t know 💀

[@jbercier86]

Alex Has 3 gate records himself. He hasn't been in the UFC very long either. O'malley has a gate record also.. Any Current "star" is going to keep breaking records, because the UFC is growing. Better marketing, more social media ect. I hope we get a hungry Conor.

[@Mr90210freak]

We gonna keep hearing about this for years to come ffs 😅

[@Youafool500]

O’Malley was on UFC 299, card was stacked, let’s not pretend that was down to him

[@sjstone7337]

Spoken like a true politician.

[@ericpeterson5269]

Let's not forget boxing inflates their numbers when they say they did 75 million dollar gates and bullshi like that

[@jonvandentoorn2413]

Your trying to go by numbers supplied by the same company that owns wwe and according to them they have sold out every event they ever had.

[@gamebred6995]

Wait what do u mean?

[@markeverhart-xu7hh]

Well cheap tickets are 1000 each . So 20k times the bare minimum of 1000 each is 20 million I’m sure it’s way over that

[@kms08711]

Boxing does that now because they know ufc is kicking their ass 😂 boxing used to have some crazy numbers So now they fake numbers just like jake paul 😂😂😂😂

[@abhivideos101]

Not really, cheal just said that gate numbers are public information since a percentage of it needs to be taxed by the state that commissions it

[@nitpoon7982]

if conor vs chandler was for the 165lb belt it would be 300million and blow 229 away

[@MMABones]

Jones vs Gane did 12.5 million dollars in ticket sales.

[@carlosmacias9090]

Are also the highest tickets price ever

[@bigmaryhelen]

I'm surprised with the gate. And I'll be more surprised if that's reflected in PPV buys. Strangely, it's the least interested I've been in a Conor fight. Maybe people want to see his last fight? Or youngsters never got to see him first time around?

[@ricflair8863]

Be great if the UFC would add a couple more good fights to the card to make it worth the money I spent on 3 tickets- but they won’t.

[@koalawithchaingun53]

I think the ones he doesn’t have are Rousey and/or Lesnar

[@RicardoOliviNeto]

I suspect grossing records tend to be broken more and more mainly due to inflation. Money Moicano did a video about this in his channel a few days ago.

[@paulcox2447]

That's always been the case it's literally been the case ever since they started taking records. If you don't account for inflation then the record itself essentially means nothing. Other than chronicling the downfall of America as our money becomes more and more worthless

[@cortezibanez3890]

Selling out against these prices only supports future increase. Ruling out fans with a normal income.

[@isaacfullerton]

I mean it’s almost half of the company’s lifetime ago. There’s also inflation to think about.

[@David-ej4cg]

uncle chael do hot ones!

[@402Racing]

Did it sold out already? or did they just made math about ticket prices?? UFC is increasing prices year after year.

[@charliesinnott9840]

Get lasik good Sir ... can still wear your glasses.

[@darrenXparker]

As a publicly traded company TKO have to reveal all of the numbers.

[@MrPhilipRoberts]

Yet people were saying he shouldn’t main event a show or that he couldn’t main event 300 🙈🙈

[@Kennyisamalekaren]

Undefeated

[@QuestionMark171]

Chael do you not understand how much money was printed in 2020 and 2021?

[@TheNeoSabre0]

Sorry but it doesn't mean shit when the average fan is priced out and the crowd is full of celebs who have no idea about the value of money so they blow 50k+ on a ticket. Artificial inflation then bragging about it is WILD

[@seanguice2218]

What about Inflation?

[@timesque9790]

If you consider inflation he doesn't beat your 2012 record.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@miketang8719]

We demand back the days of the ridge wallet and Roman ED pills and magic cereal

[@the_batmobile0.4]

Wannanow Wannanow swoon swooon

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

Always makes me laugh how the MMA "experts" saying that McGregor's starpower is gone. He's still the biggest draw in combat sports by a comfortable margin.

[@my71chevro1et]

Revenue numbers are a poor comparative metric because of inflation. Ticket prices are ridiculously higher now than ever before, so of course the total gate is going to continue to increase.

[@GrizzlyxGaming]

People like to talk shit about Conor but the FACT is Mcgregor is a DRAW regardless who he faces , he DRAWS MONEY , i personally love Conor he is one of my favorite fighters of all time & i was sad when he lost to dustin twice but hes gunna come back better than ever & hes gunna smoke Chandler , i believe in him weather anybody else wants to talk shit idc its my opinion & ive been a fan of conor before he even won the featherweight title 💯‼️

[@vanslang5385]

I’ve found Dana’s replacement for whenever he’s ready to step down as president of the UFC. Chael has been an MMA promoter since he was a fighter. He sold himself on the mic when his fighting style alone wasn’t enough. He’s been selling MMA story lines & whatever product is sponsoring his KZbin videos.

[@cmac6136]

The tickets are just going to keep getting more expensive so of course they will keep breaking records

[@Rowsy91]

not remotely surprising Might hit 2 M ppv as well

[@GibbsVideography]

9:32 "it'll be on steroids" Well, this is a video about Conor...

[@meatball6930]

I love Conor and I’m glad he has all these records but we aren’t taking into effect what has happened to value of the dollar & inflation from 10-12 yrs ago. My house has gone up $800,000 since then. A brand new loaded Escalade went from $50,000 to $95,000 since then. This fight would break a record no matter what with the Conor effect but of course they’re now charging top what they can for tickets -if they weren’t selling they would have dropped them until they got to a price they’d sell out quick. So would’ve broke a record anyway. But we can’t simply go on price of tickets because in 10 yrs someone will have a big sell out fight card but it will be because ticket prices went up. There is smoke and mirrors here with everyone else -Conor will just draw no matter what. It would be the same price if he was unbeaten and thats crazy to think about.

[@GoWithChris]

The fight card is lack luster. Main event and maybe 2 more fights worth the ppv price

[@99zubat87]

Keep raising prices and you’ll get more money.

[@18U.S.C.242]

3:37 Chael retired then Conor came around. No overlap? CHAEL SONNEN LOSS Lyoto Machida Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie Jun / 14 / 2019 TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) CONOR MCGREGOR "Notorious" WIN Marcus Brimage UFC on Fuel TV 9 - Mousasi vs. Latifi Apr / 06 / 2013 TKO (Punches) No overlap at all6 years and 2 months overlap!

[@pepeknows]

Fight Milk!!!!! FOR BODYGUARDS by BODYGUARDS

[@ingramfry7179]

St. Peirre just spent millions of dollars to beat the record. He filled the empty seats with cardboard cutouts.

[@davidwagner8776]

chandler is my best friend. he called the other night and said he gets one million to take a dive in 3rd round.

[@jodypierson3137]

Usnitch?

[@tonypalermo5796]

Tickets are so overpriced, it's not family friendly anymore.

[@2am561]

Askar Mozharov can break this number easy

[@mrm9062]

Cheapest tickets I seen we’re 1,500 bucks just fuckin ridiculous guess I’ll just stream the shit

[@akaristudiosaks5080]

Why is Dana calling the Ufc better and bigger then any boxing Organisation, when boxing is paying 20x what the ufc is paying ?

[@JeremyWayne-rg3sf]

Can we mention that we are in the middle of economic inflation before we start bragging about breaking records? I get it, you're making more money, but everything also costs way more now.

[@Solairethedarksoul]

Buy the stock now bros, $TKO

[@JB-rg2kz]

What stock ?

[@AM-pw2xy]

It’ll definitely sell, I think more than than tbh. Conor effect

[@vgn_wrld3413]

ufc has peaked, it was fun guys

[@JVS_Tarnished]

UFC keeps beating their gates because they keep upping the prices

[@jonwoodmass2849]

RIP JOE ROGAN. You'll never live that down Chael. Your reaction was some of the best comedy I've witnessed 😂😂😂 thank you

[@marcz239]

Me vs an alley cat did 30 million Source: trust me bro

[@marcz239]

Numbers don't lie people do

[@tukek88]

Lesnir has one in the top 10. The only one Conor not part of.

[@anthony1995h]

Connor is 2 loses away to be the next Cody Garbandt

[@5h0wmanX]

Only Chael could see this stat and not consider it an indictment on capitalism and inflation

[@bryanhayes9728]

Do you think the UFC would exist without capitalism? What about the benefit of all the cas h flowing through the tv/cable companies, the bars, the casinos, the arena: all from consumers choosing to view or go watch it or get on it? Yes inflation sucks but would we even get to see the UFC fights which would not exist, if not for the rewards which enticed the huge financial risk the investors took to create it?

[@user-tb2yk3zz2w]

You absolutely wasted silva 😢

[@johno30197]

Tito definitely tapped though