The UFC is billing the lightweight championship bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor as the biggest fight in promotion history, and the ticket prices reflect that boast.
According to a release, the cheapest ticket for UFC 229 will be $205 (not including fees), while the most expensive is $2,505. The other available seats are priced as follows: $2,005, $1,505, $1,005, $755, $555, $405, $355, $305 and $255. Tickets will go on sale Aug. 17 at 1 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT and are available for purchase online at www.axs.com.
UFC 229 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6 and will see Derrick Lewis take on Alexander Volkov in the heavyweight co-main event. The card also includes a pivotal flyweight clash between contenders Sergio Pettis and Jussier da Silva as well as a light heavyweight showdown pitting Ovince St. Preux against Dominick Reyes.
The prices are significantly higher than McGregor’s last appearance in Sin City, when he faced Nate Diaz in a rematch at UFC 202. For that card, the most expensive seat was $1,265, while the cheapest went for $215.
The rivalry between Nurmagomedov and McGregor reached a new level in April when the Irishman threw a dolly through the window of a bus carrying the Dagestani champion two days prior to UFC 223. The attack was presumably in retaliation for a confrontation between Nurmagomedov and Artem Lobov, McGregor’s SBG Ireland teammate, earlier that week.
McGregor has established himself as the biggest star within the Las Vegas-based promotion, with his last few headlining bouts drawing in excess of 1 million pay-per-view buys. While the “Notorious” one has been away from the Octagon since 2016, he raised his profile even further by squaring off with Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match in August 2017.
Nurmagomedov is expected to be McGregor’s most difficult test in the UFC due to his strong wrestling base. “The Eagle” has compiled a 26-0 record that includes wins over Al Iaquinta, Edson Barboza, Michael Johnson, Gleison Tibau and Rafael dos Anjos, to name a few.