UFC Glasgow sells out

Post date: 04-Jun-2015 12:22:00

INAUGURAL UFC EVENT IN SCOTLAND SELLS OUT IN A MATTER OF HOURS

Exceptional demand for UFC^® Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites, which will take place July 18 in Glasgow

London, UK – Demand for UFC^® in Europe once again proved exceptionally high last week, as tickets for the debut Scottish event sold out in a matter of hours.

UFC will make history on July 18 as it hosts UFC^® FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs. LEITES at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow and thousands of fans rushed to secure their tickets in order to ensure they witness the special occasion.

David Allen, SVP & GM UFC EMEA, said: “Scottish fans have overwhelmed us with their enthusiasm and support for this event and the announced bouts on the card. There is a great deal of hype around this event and we can’t wait to get to Glasgow in july.

“With a sell-out as quick as this the only question remaining is; ‘Are Scottish fans going to be louder and more passionate than the Irish fans, who set the decibel record in the 3Arena at the Dublin event last year?’”

To date the UFC has announced nine bouts on this highly anticipated card, featuring athletes from nine countries, across four continents, representing seven weight classes. A roster including three Scottish, four English and three Irish fighters, giving UK audiences a fantastic opportunity to see athletes compete in front of a united home crowd.

The event is headlined by a five round match-up between the No.9 ranked UFC middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping (26-7, fighting out of Manchester, England) and the No. 10 ranked middleweight Thales Leites (25-4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

The co-main event of the evening, meanwhile, will see England’s Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson (19-8, fighting out of San Diego, Calif., USA) face Evan Dunham(15-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev., USA), which could see the winner break their way into the UFC’s top 15 lightweight rankings.

Scottish athletes confirmed to fight on home soil at UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs. LEITES are Stevie “Braveheart” Ray, who meets BrazilianLeonardo Mafra, Robert “The Hammer” Whiteford who will face off against Ireland's Paul “Redser” Redmond and the No.9 ranked women’s strawweightJoanne “Jojo” Calderwood who will take on Australia’s Bec Rawlings.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs. LEITES fight card confirmed so far (bout order tbc):

Flyweight bout

Paddy Holohan vs. Vaughan Lee

Light Heavyweight bout

Ilir Latifi vs. Hans Stringer

Women’s strawweight bout

Joanne Calderwood vs. Bec Rawlings

Featherweight bout

Robert Whiteford vs. Paul Redmond

Welterweight bout

Leon Edwards vs. Pawel Pawlak

Lightweight bout

Joe Duffy vs. Ivan Jorge

Lightweight bout

Stevie Ray vs. Leonardo Mafra

Lightweight bout

Ross Pearson vs. Evan Dunham

Middleweight bout

Michael Bisping vs. Thales Leites

With further bouts still to be announced, fans should follow @UFC_UK on twitter for future updates regarding UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs LEITES.