Today’s “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” podcast featured an interview with Shu Hirata, a managing partner at Suckerpunch Entertainment and an expert in the field of Japanese MMA, who talked about the UFC’s return to the birthplace of mixed martial arts next weekend at UFC 144 and how ticket sales were going for the event.
“Many sarcastic journalists said they wouldn’t sell out the show doing it on Sunday morning. But my solid source from a Japanese ticket agency told me they’ve already sold close to 8000 to 9000 tickets which is actually very amazing for Japanese MMA in the last couple years. In 2009 when Sengoku tried doing Satoshi Isshi vs. Hidehiko Yoshida, which was their golden matchup, they only sold 800 tickets so the UFC has already sold 10 times as much. I’m expecting something big next Saturday.”
- Shu Hirata to Mauro Ranallo on The MMA Show
Also appearing on today’s MMA Show Podcast:
- Jonathan Brookins, UFC featherweight
- Aaron Simpson, UFC middleweight
- Ivan Menjivar, UFC bantamweight
- Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports
- Jay Silva, Superior Cage Combat middleweight
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