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Originally Posted by Army_of_One  I just talked to the promoter from the mixed martial arts deal that was out here a couple of weekends ago. They had it at the Dodge City arena and basically lost $8000.00. They virtually sell out in Wichita and have vendors asking them to do it again because they make money. They come here and pffffffffft, very few people came. The MMA and UFC is a very hot thing now nationwide...just not in Dodge. They said they would probably never come back. Maybe we could get cow tipping or something.... |
Perfect example of a poor promoter. I didn't know anything about it until 2-3 days before the event, when I read about it on Dodgeboard! Not only was it poorly promoted, but it was poorly scheduled, since it was on the same night as the World of Outlaws at the DCRP, which had record attendance by the way. The World of Outlaws had been scheduled for that weekend for at least a year, so the failing of MMA at the civic center falls on the poor job done by the promoter. BTW, I went to the MMA, because I'm not a big race fan. I bought $36 floor seats for the simple fact that I can't stand to sit in the new seats that they put in the civic center. The arm rests sit so low on the new seats that the cupholders on every armrest dig into your thighs and make it VERY uncomfortable!