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Dana White says historic UFC event sold out in 'one minute'
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UFC CEO Dana White alleges that the promotion's foray into China later this year has already been a commercial success.

The UFC hasn't been in mainland China since 2019, and announced the news earlier this year that they'd be visiting Shanghai for a Fight Night event on August 23. White later revealed that Mingyang Zhang would headline opposite Johnny Walker, with Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling taking co-main.

According to the MMA mogul, the event sold out in less than a minute.

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Dana White reveals astonishing stat for UFC Shanghai event

"The China card sold out in one minute," White revealed as part of the UFC Nashville post-event press conference.

According to Stubhub, less than one-percent of tickets are left. Seats are still available for the venue, but only in the dozens. They are also incredibly expensive, totaling four-figures per ticket, indicating that they are being scalped and resold for a higher margin.

Whether there's any truth to White's 'less than a minute' remarks, is another matter.

The eleven-fight card is set to start at 3 AM ET, on August 23 (subject to change):

  • Johnny Walker vs. Mingyang Zhang; light heavy
  • Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling; feather
  • Michel Pereira vs. Marco Tulio; middle
  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta; heavy
  • Sumudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas; fly
  • Rongzhu vs. Austin Hubbard; light
  • Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev; light heavy
  • Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson; fly
  • Kenan Song vs. Kiefer Crosbie; welter
  • Long Xiao vs. Su Young You; Bantam
  • Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young; light

This article first appeared on MMA on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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