Another UFC trip to the east coast was well worth it at the cash register. Ultimate Fight Night 20 sold out George Mason’s Patriot Center with 8,500 fans and a gate of $730,000. According to UFC PR it was a record for any Fight Night card.
UPDATE: MMAJunkie points out that UFN 13 in Denver had a listed live gate of $753,429.
The big gate helped bump up the cash awards to $30,000. Aaron Simpson and Tom Lawlor got fight of the night. Gerald Harris was awarded knockout of the night and Evan Dunham got submission of night for his armbar of Efrain Escudero.
The UFC last visited the east coast for UFC 101 in Philadelphia. Before that, it was UFC 78 in Newark, N.J. There’s already several more trips planned to come back this way with UFN 21 rumored to be held Mar. 31 in Charlotte. The UFC is going to make its debut in Boston in August.