The UFC 63 “Hughes vs. Penn” event on September 23rd from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California had an official attendance of 12,604 with 9,343 paid for a live gate of $1,582,370. That's the smallest gate of the year, but considered the other events this year that's not necessarily a terrible thing.
For those who missed the Canadian Press article that featured early numbers for fighter pay from the show, here's an update on that. Note – these figures do not include the PPV percentages in the case of the main event fighters, nor does it include the $5,000 bonus for best fight, best knockout and best submission.
Tyson Griffin ($14,000) def. David Lee ($2,000)
Jorge Gurgel ($10,000) def. Danny Abbadi ($5,000)
Eddie Sanchez ($4,000) def. Mario Neto ($3,000)
Roger Huerta ($6,000) def. Jason Dent ($3,000)
Joe Lauzon ($6,000) def. Jens Pulver ($30,000)
Rashad Evans ($24,000) def. Jason Lambert ($9,000)
Mike Swick ($14,000) def. David Loiseau ($9,000)
Melvin Guillard ($10,000) def. Gabe Ruediger ($3,000)
Matt Hughes ($130,000) def. B.J. Penn ($50,000)
Total fighter payout (not included bonuses mentioned above): $332,000
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