McGregor vs Siver on BT Sports 19th Jan. Prelims: Midnight. Main Card: 3am

SevereMMA

UFC’s January 18 return to Boston’s TD Garden, which already boasts Irish talents Conor McGregor and Norman Parke, has taken on an even deeper shade of green as Paddy ‘The Hooligan’ Holohan (10-1-1) has been confirmed to face off against American veteran Shane Howell (13-8).

“I’m so happy to be a part of the UFC card in Boston,” said Holohan. “We are going to recreate the same atmosphere we had in Dublin – it’ll be Dublin in Boston. As I always say to the fans, I’m one of them and I know with the Boston crowd it will be the same, like home away from home. I know I’m the job to start that party over in Boston.

‘The Hooligan’ also commented Shane Howell and how he is expecting a finish when they meet on January 18.

“I’ve seen a bit about him, his record suggests that he’s been around and I can’t wait to have a knock around with him. I don’t really do early predictions but I’m coming to finish this guy.”

MORE >> http://severemma.com/2014/11/paddy-holohan-set-for-boston-bout-with-shane-howell-on-january-18/

nazza 87

Hey me and few mates are heading to Boston to see conor mcgregors fight in January and was wondering do u know how I can get tickets for the fight. (which website etc) cheers

ItsAnEasyGame

Ticket master on the 20th this month. Check out TD garden website for more.

Mr. CooL ICE

Pendred vs Sean Spencer added. Decent test.

rolexeagle1

http://severemma.com/2014/11/cathal-pendred-to-meet-sean-spencer-in-boston-on-january-18/

akelly02

Lads any vague idea of ticket prices for this??

rolexeagle1

50 - 300 dollars

akelly02

looked on td garden and some of them are ridiculously expensive

ColGreen

nazza 87 wrote: »

Hey me and few mates are heading to Boston to see conor mcgregors fight in January and was wondering do u know how I can get tickets for the fight. (which website etc) cheers

I can get tickets for this from tomorrow on, my gym here in Boston has early access to tickets!

slicus ricus

Cathal Pendred vs. Sean Spencer added to UFC Fight Night 59 now. Great news for Pendred considering he was born in Boston. Remember him saying in an interview that it was an ambition of his to fight there.

rolexeagle1

slicus ricus wrote: »

Cathal Pendred vs. Sean Spencer added to UFC Fight Night 59 now. Great news for Pendred considering he was born in Boston. Remember him saying in an interview that it was an ambition of his to fight there.

Look up

ASOT

Spencer should have enough to beat Pendred imo especially after Pendreds showing in his last fight. Big step up here.

SevereMMA

Ever since Stormin’ Norman Parke won his place in the UFC’s books after beating Colin Fletcher at the finale of TUF: The Smashes in December 2012 he’s had one goal – to establish himself in the promotion’s top 15 rankings.

After claiming his first finish under the UFC banner in the second round of his Dublin bout with Naoyuki Kotani, the Antrim man made it clear who he wanted face next as he called out a former championship contender in his post-fight interview.

When his wish was granted in the shape of a bout with Diego Sanchez at UFC 180, Parke knew a win would at least put him in the conversation for a spot in the rankings. Although Sanchez was well passed his best, his name still garnered a lot of respect.

However, when the Next Generation Northern Ireland lightweight had to withdraw from the contest, he was slightly unsure whether he would get matched with an opponent that could propel him into the rankings. Now matched with number 13 ranked Jorge Masvidal for UFC’s Boston return on January 18, Parke couldn’t be happier.

“There was that initial thought that maybe the injury could lose me some momentum,” said Parke. “Then I thought to myself, I got injured so how could that be used as an excuse to give me someone lower in the rankings that Diego Sanchez?

“I kind of thought about it then and focused on the fact that I’m still undefeated in UFC, I knew then that they’d give me someone that would test me. Joe Silva emailed me a few names on and said pick the top three. There was only one I wanted and that was Jorge Masvidal. He was the highest ranked out of all of them. That matchup would give me the chance to get amongst the UFC rankings.”

MORE >> http://severemma.com/2014/11/norman-parke-eyes-ufc-rankings-spot-ahead-of-masvidal-test/

nazza 87

ColGreen wrote: »

I can get tickets for this from tomorrow on, my gym here in Boston has early access to tickets!

Ah your dead lucky looks like I may wait till the 20th of this month and pray I get 2

ColGreen

Here's the ticket prices for the event:
P1 floor - $226.20
P1 riser - $226.20
P2 - $154.20
P3 - $90.60
P4 - $76.20
P5 - $52.20
P6 - $42.60

mmapk

ColGreen wrote: »

Here's the ticket prices for the event:
P1 floor - $226.20
P1 riser - $226.20
P2 - $154.20
P3 - $90.60
P4 - $76.20
P5 - $52.20
P6 - $42.60

Thanks for the ticket prices.

ciano316

ColGreen wrote: »

Here's the ticket prices for the event:
P1 floor - $226.20
P1 riser - $226.20
P2 - $154.20
P3 - $90.60
P4 - $76.20
P5 - $52.20
P6 - $42.60

Where did ya get those prices?

The Fight Club admins said these are the prices:

Ticket Prices (not including fees):
P1 = $185
P2 = $125
P3 = $90
P4 = $75
P5 = $50
P6 = $40

DrPhilG

Generally speaking, take what the FC admin says with about a half pound of salt. They almost always have no clue what they're on about.

On the odd occasion they are right.

mmapk

Isn't that the Face price + bookings fees?

Mellor

That would explain the extra dollar or two on the $40-$90 tickets. Not not the $30 and $40 on the P2 and P1 tickets respectively.
The first prices look more accurate to me based on other events I've priced.

This was my guess last week

Tickets will be starting around $50 and go up to $215 or so for cageside.

lion777

If I was travelling all the way to boston for this fight id spend the extra money on top of the range seats waste of time going and being left up with a pair of binoculars.

Mellor

lion777 wrote: »

If I was travelling all the way to boston for this fight id spend the extra money on top of the range seats waste of time going and being left up with a pair of binoculars.

??
There's nothing stopping you paying $225 and going for cageside if you wanted to

lion777

Mellor wrote: »

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There's nothing stopping you paying $225 and going for cageside if you wanted to

I was making a general point I wouldnt be bothered about ticket prices if I was going id budget a few hundred for a decent ticket id say a 50 dollar one would be up in the clouds.

osl

lion777 wrote: »

I was making a general point I wouldnt be bothered about ticket prices if I was going id budget a few hundred for a decent ticket id say a 50 dollar one would be up in the clouds.

Best seats are the cheaper ones. Preferably front few rows of the balcony level. Floor level seats aren't worth it for UFC events imo. Was at the last McGregor fight in Boston. There are no bad seats

Mellor

lion777 wrote: »

I was making a general point I wouldnt be bothered about ticket prices if I was going id budget a few hundred for a decent ticket id say a 50 dollar one would be up in the clouds.

It's not a 100,000 seater stadium. With 10-20k seats at a typical event most seats are decent.

More expensive seats are not always better.
Floor seats are great for the first two rows, but towards the back of that section the view wouldn't be amazing. Plus you are looking up, and people get in the way.

Going on the prices above. I'd say that the P1 Riser seats would be better than the floor seats, and the $150 seats would be a great view too.


THe venue actually has a 3D interactive map to check out the view.
http://www.seats3d.com/mv/td_banknorth_garden/stage_center_1/
Bare in mind, the stage set up in the middle is a generic stage, not the UFC set up. The outer low octagonal fence would be about the size I'd say

akelly02

Flights booked, accomodation sorted with a friend, cant wait now.

The event tickets are a lot cheaper than i thought, might try and get as close to the cage as possible!

ItsAnEasyGame

akelly02 wrote: »

Flights booked, accomodation sorted with a friend, cant wait now.

The event tickets are a lot cheaper than i thought, might try and get as close to the cage as possible!

Same, if we are going that far may aswell pay the extra for the best seats.
Did you join Fight Club? Pre sale with them next tuesday 3pm Irish time.

akelly02

ItsAnEasyGame wrote: »

Same, if we are going that far may aswell pay the extra for the best seats.
Did you join Fight Club? Pre sale with them next tuesday 3pm Irish time.

No didnt join after, my friend in Boston getting them for us, just told him to get the best available. Anyone know any particular sections with near perfect view?

ciano316

Ticket Prices (not including fees):
P1 = $185
P2 = $125
P3 = $90
P4 = $75
P5 = $50
P6 = $40

The ticket prices I said before are correct add $19 for fees though.

Fromvert

I doubt anyone who wants tickets will struggle to get them.

This is on the same day as the NFC and AFC finals and if the Patriots are lining out in the AFC final (especially if it's in Foxborough), nobody in Boston will give a **** about this while that's on.

Hazys

Fromvert wrote: »

I doubt anyone who wants tickets will struggle to get them.

This is on the same day as the NFC and AFC finals and if the Patriots are lining out in the AFC final (especially if it's in Foxborough), nobody in Boston will give a **** about this while that's on.

Bollox, forgot about that. I've put in my order for tickets already.

AFC Championship is pegged in for that Sunday night at 6:30pm...at least the NFC Championship is on at 3:30pm...but I'm a Pats fan so that doesn't help.

Why did they decide to clash with the NFL, Saturday night would have made waaaay more sense or the weekend after.

What time will the main card start?

EDIT: Main card usually starts at 10pm...AFC Championship should (hopefully) be over by then but i was hoping to catch the undercard too but I'll just have to wait and see if the Pats make it.

stiffler123

I'd be bricking it if I was booking this. The way the UFC has been with injuries this last year, the main event could end being Shayna Baszler vs Roxanne Modaferry:pac:

Foxtrol

Hazys wrote: »

Bollox, forgot about that. I've put in my order for tickets already.

AFC Championship is pegged in for that Sunday night at 6:30pm...at least the NFC Championship is on at 3:30pm...but I'm a Pats fan so that doesn't help.

Why did they decide to clash with the NFL, Saturday night would have made waaaay more sense or the weekend after.

What time will the main card start?

EDIT: Main card usually starts at 10pm...AFC Championship should (hopefully) be over by then but i was hoping to catch the undercard too but I'll just have to wait and see if the Pats make it.

Fox will get a massive viewing audience for the NFL that day and will get to push this event throughout the many, many hours of broadcast. They're clearly hoping to get a lot of people to switch on the fights after the football ends.

It's actually a decent coup for the UFC and McGregor by having their name mentioned throughout the NFC game, even if it does slow down local ticket sales.

PIMPHO

What gym in Boston has access to the tickets now? I've a mate that lives in Boston so was hoping he can get them before the pre-sale next Tuesday.

Flying over for the fight so want to sort the tickets before I book flights.

Can anyone help?

Cheers

Mellor

PIMPHO wrote: »

What gym in Boston has access to the tickets now? I've a mate that lives in Boston so was hoping he can get them before the pre-sale next Tuesday.

Flying over for the fight so want to sort the tickets before I book flights.

Can anyone help?

Cheers

I doubt he will be able to just rock up to the gym and ask for tickets.

ItsAnEasyGame

Heads up - Pre sale tickets for FC on sale 2moro

SevereMMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3HY51A0oII

Hoki

Lads what are the chances of being able to get tickets via the newsletter code does anyone know? Failing that , the chances of getting 3 together from the general sale?

MagicIRL

Conor towers over Siver. This will be a round one TKO all over again for Conor.

MartyMcFly84

The reach advantage will be ridiculous.

Goes to show how big of featherweight Conor is.

Stuxnet

Boston ticket sorted !

Korrayls

Stuxnet wrote: »

Boston ticket sorted !

nice. any heads up pn the breakdown of prices etc....going to book tomorrow. would be handy knowing the prices ranges. cheers

Stuxnet

Korrayls wrote: »

nice. any heads up pn the breakdown of prices etc....going to book tomorrow. would be handy knowing the prices ranges. cheers

I didn't play around too much with choosing seats, travelling alone so not bothered, ended up in row 9 of section 4, that was a $106 seat, not too bad

Hoki

Anyone know what section the fighters make their entrance from, from what i gather there are 3 entrance/exits at sections 4,15 & 20 . Got tickets today as well , roll on January!

PIMPHO

Hoki wrote: »

Anyone know what section the fighters make their entrance from, from what i gather there are 3 entrance/exits at sections 4,15 & 20 . Got tickets today as well , roll on January!

Got seats in section 14 so hopefully they make their entrance there! ðŸ˜

ItsAnEasyGame

In section 12 myself.

Anybody thinking about going to the Bruins game sat?
What day do people think the Weigh in will be?

Hoki

The weigh in will be the day before ( Saturday ) in some other venue I'd say.

Mellor

Weigh-ins the day before. It has to be.

ItsAnEasyGame

Hoki wrote: »

The weigh in will be the day before ( Saturday ) in some other venue I'd say.

Mellor wrote: »

Weigh-ins the day before. It has to be.

Yeah not sure as to why I doubted this. Cheers for clearing this up.

Craige30

PIMPHO wrote: »

Got seats in section 14 so hopefully they make their entrance there! ðŸ˜

I was at the last event in Boston and the fighters made their entrance beside section 14. Although, for the main event, 1 fighter came out by section 14 and the other by section 20

Got tickets for this event in section 14 so am hoping its the same as the last time.

Mellor

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

The reach advantage will be ridiculous.

Goes to show how big of featherweight Conor is.

According to their stats, he's got a 2"
height advantage, and a 4" reach advantage.
Siver is the same height as Brandao, with a 1" longer reach.