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travtera · 11-11-2012, 01:41 PM

I can't be the only one that sees this potential fight not being one that can sell out a stadium outside of Canada and Brazil. It's a big fight and perhaps my own bias towards the fight in general is getting the better of me but I think Dana's biting off more than he can chew with talk of Cowboys Stadium. That place is huge.

The UFC at Toronto's Rogers Stadium sold very well but it had a few things going for it. It was the first show in a hungry T.O. market and it featured a national hero in GSP in the main event as well as a strong undercard with plenty of Canadian talent. I just don't see Dallas having that same appetite for this one. Popularity of MMA in general is in a bit of a downward trend at the moment. I could see it sell maybe 20,000-25,000 pretty much anywhere but not much more. Not Cowboys Stadium.

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travtera Reputation: 1000+ Status: Amateur Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 304	I can't be the only one that sees this potential fight not being one that can sell out a stadium outside of Canada and Brazil. It's a big fight and perhaps my own bias towards the fight in general is getting the better of me but I think Dana's biting off more than he can chew with talk of Cowboys Stadium. That place is huge. The UFC at Toronto's Rogers Stadium sold very well but it had a few things going for it. It was the first show in a hungry T.O. market and it featured a national hero in GSP in the main event as well as a strong undercard with plenty of Canadian talent. I just don't see Dallas having that same appetite for this one. Popularity of MMA in general is in a bit of a downward trend at the moment. I could see it sell maybe 20,000-25,000 pretty much anywhere but not much more. Not Cowboys Stadium.