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UFC Event Draws Far Fewer Fans In Return To Indianapolis

Attendance for last night's UFC Fight Night 27 card at Bankers Life Fieldhouse drew an attendance of 5,950 and a live gate of $355,290, which are "not typical UFC numbers" (MMAWEEKLY.com, 8/29). That is "nowhere close to the 15,811 that attended the first UFC show in Indianapolis" in '10. The previous card, however, was held on a Saturday. Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Rick Fuson said, "We're grateful that they came back. We're hopeful we will be hosting it again in the future" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 8/29).

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