UFC Fight Night 73 - Glasgow - 18/07/15

fermanagh_man

Just announced UFC Fight night coming to Glasgow 18/07/15

I've managed to get myself cheap flights

Might be an average card on the night but great experience none the less

http://glasgow.stv.tv/articles/307300-ufc-announce-first-ever-scottish-date-at-glasgows-hydro-on-july-18/

John_D80

Definitely worth going regardless of who's fighting Sure it's practically next door.

Joanne Calderwood is a banker for it. Are there any other Scots on the roster?? Maybe a few Irish as well??

fermanagh_man

Robert Whiteford should be on it also

I'd guess Norman Parke to as Northern Ireland is virtually next door

John_D80

Is whiteford still even in the UFC? Not heard diddly about him for ages.

callaway92

Ya I'm gonna try to go to this as well. Don't really care about the card itself but would expect someone like Tom Lawlor to jump on the chance to fight at it which would be fun.

Wrongway1985

John_D80 wrote: »

Definitely worth going regardless of who's fighting Sure it's practically next door.

Joanne Calderwood is a banker for it. Are there any other Scots on the roster?? Maybe a few Irish as well??

RE:JoJo surely is will prob be co-main Jessica Penne would maybe justify that

Paully D

Hi all,

Since the UFC have announced an event in Scotland, I thought it would be a good idea to set up a thread for discussion on same.

Like myself, I'm sure a lot of people will be planning on getting to this, so I'll kick off the thread with a questions regarding ticketing. This will be (hopefully) my first UFC event, but I have no idea of the ticketing process? I read somewhere that people have already pre-registered for tickets on Fight Pass, is this what I need to do to ensure I'll pick one up? I still have the use of my free trial if that helps.

It would be a disaster to book flights and accommodation (which I want to do as soon as I can) but miss out on a ticket so better to be safe than sorry!

Thanks all.

EDIT - apologies I just noticed the other thread. If a mod could merge my post into that thread please.

Wrongway1985

Calderwood speaking on the MMA hour pretty soon

fermanagh_man

I think the 3000 people only signed up to the venues mailing list so they will get informed when tickets go on sale

I'd be confident if you were a fight club member of getting tickets in the pre sale

Wrongway1985

fermanagh_man wrote: »

I think the 3000 people only signed up to the venues mailing list so they will get informed when tickets go on sale

I'd be confident if you were a fight club member of getting tickets in the pre sale

So would I, wouldn't chance general sale esp since no London card took place.

Ariel suggested on the MMA hour the UFC may be planning a title fight for JoJo, She doesn't want to be inactive for 7 months but would do as they ask.

TimRiggins

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

So would I, wouldn't chance general sale esp since no London card took place.

Ariel suggested on the MMA hour the UFC may be planning a title fight for JoJo, She doesn't want to be inactive for 7 months but would do as they ask.

Off topic, but Cormier is giving a fantastic interview on it now.

I don't see how anyone can not love the guy, really felt bad for him after the Jones fight

Wrongway1985

TimRiggins wrote: »

Off topic, but Cormier is giving a fantastic interview on it now.

I don't see how anyone can not love the guy, really felt bad for him after the Jones fight

Agreed great interview, does a great job breaking down of fights on Fox too.

Paully D

Thanks lads. Looks like I'll sign up to Fight Club to avoid disappointment.

On a similar note, how soon do tickets generally go on sale before the event for both Fight Club and general sale? I see on the Fight Club website that pre-sale tickets for Bigfoot vs Mir haven't even gone on sale yet with the event only just over 3 weeks away, yet the UFC 184 and 185 has been and gone.

You can get return tickets to DUB->GLA for less than €50 on Ryanair at present by the way. Excellent value.

Wrongway1985

Paully D wrote: »

Thanks lads. Looks like I'll sign up to Fight Club to avoid disappointment.

On a similar note, how soon do tickets generally go on sale before the event for both Fight Club and general sale? I see on the Fight Club website that pre-sale tickets for Bigfoot vs Mir haven't even gone on sale yet with the event only just over 3 weeks away, yet the UFC 184 and 185 has been and gone.

You can get return tickets to DUB->GLA for less than €50 on Ryanair at present by the way. Excellent value.

Depending on where fight is taking place/what sort of event it is would dictate when they go on sale.

Last year for Dublin after it was announced well it was announced as Mcgregor v Miller it took ages for tickets to go on sale you knew he was fighting Brandao before tickets went on sale in June with event in July. Tickets went on-sale in conjunction with Ticketmaster to FC members the Wed, Newsletter Thurs,with general sale on Friday.

Also the weigh-ins will prob be ticket based aswell they are free but are not included with actual event ticket.

ciano316

This is a Fox Sports card so fight card will be decent. In the new SSE Hydro. 13,000+ capacity so should be good.

Wrongway1985

ciano316 wrote: »

This is a Fox Sports card so fight card will be decent. In the new SSE Hydro. 13,000+ capacity so should be good.

Where did you here it's on Fox? If thats the case will it be like Sweden as in card finishing 2.30/3 our time?

TimRiggins

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Where did you here it's on Fox? If thats the case will it be like Sweden as in card finishing 2.30/3 our time?

http://talkingbrawlsmma.com/exclusive-glasgow-earns-showcase-fox-sports-ufc-event-exclusive-interview-with-ufc-emea-senior-vice-president-david-allen/

Should be a great card.

That_Guy

My money would be on Bisping to headline if he's not booked in yet.

Wrongway1985

That_Guy wrote: »

My money would be on Bisping to headline if he's not booked in yet.

Doubt it now that it's a Fox card wouldn't rule him out being there though, he hasn't actually fought in the U.K. since UFC120 :eek::eek::eek:.

He is supposed to be fighting CB Dollaway at UFC186 end of April (not sure if this is confirmed) but I'd imagine the UFC would have plans well underway for July (The Poland event would have passed too so those taking care of the European side would have turned their attentions to this event).

Paully D

Tickets on sale May 27th (Fight Club and Sun + members) and May 29th (general) for this lads!

http://www.ufc.com/news/tickets-on-sale-may-29-glasgow

UFC® today confirmed tickets to the highly anticipated UFC® FIGHT NIGHT GLASGOW will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 29.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT GLASGOW, which will take place on Saturday, July 18 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, will be the first UFC event ever to take place in Scotland.

Following widespread demand from mixed martial arts fans for an event in Scotland, together with the overwhelming success of recent UFC events in nearby European regions including London and Dublin, the decision was made that a live event would this year be hosted in Scotland.

Subsequent to the announcement of the event, which was made back in January by UFC, thousands of fans registered their interest online. As a result, tickets for the event are expected to sell out incredibly quickly.

There are currently three Scottish fighters signed to UFC: fan-favourite and No.8 ranked women’s strawweight Joanne “Jojo” Calderwood (9-1-0, fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland), lightweight Stevie “Braveheart” Ray (17-5-0, fighting out of Fife, Scotland) - who just weeks ago secured a KO win in his debut UFC fight in Poland - and exciting featherweight Robert “The Hammer” Whiteford (11-2-0, fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland). All three fighters have made no secret of their desire to step inside the Octagon at the UFC’s debut event in their home country.

Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, May 29 and 10:00 BST. UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets ahead of the crowd on Wednesday, May 27 at 10.00 BST via www.ufcfightclub.com, while Sun+ members will also have an early opportunity to secure tickets on Wednesday, May 27 from 12:00 BST. Visit thesun.co.uk/sunufc to join Sun+.

Sun+ actually offer a free trial and allow you to cancel at any time too. Looks a much cheaper route for those without Fight Club to go down, though I wonder if they will have all that many tickets available for those?

TimRiggins

Anyone else thinking of heading over? Can get flights for €20 return. Decent headliner and i'll probably go. Bisping v Machida to main possibly?

dulux99

TimRiggins wrote: »

Anyone else thinking of heading over? Can get flights for €20 return. Decent headliner and i'll probably go. Bisping v Machida to main possibly?

Where are those flights?

ciano316

dulux99 wrote: »

Where are those flights?

Ryanair. Just booked 3 of us there. 20e flights is brilliant

TimRiggins

ciano316 wrote: »

Ryanair. Just booked 3 of us there. 20e flights is brilliant

The train ticket to get to the airport will cost more for me!

Paully D

Few more fights have been added to the card:

Robert Whiteford vs Paul Redmond
Leon Edwards vs Pawel Pawlak
Ilir Latif v Hans Stringer

Paully D

Initial ticket prices released, starting at £56-£168. No other information on prices at present (or if there is, I can't find it). Certainly not cheap starting at that price point anyway!

Doors open at 6:30pm.

There has to be main event information over the weekend, surely?

DrPhilG

Typical.

Those prices are considerably higher than the Berlin card afaik, which has a title fight.

TimRiggins

Guys do ye think this will sell out straight away?

DrPhilG

TimRiggins wrote: »

Guys do ye think this will sell out straight away?

Despite the card, yes.

TimRiggins

Big annoucement on BT's fighting talk, Probably the main. Its on now.

TimRiggins

Show hasn't said it yet but according to twitter its Bisping v Thales Leites

Paully D

Calderwood v Rawlings confirmed on Fighting Talk earlier. That's the announcement.

TimRiggins

Terrible annoucement.

Paully D

TimRiggins wrote: »

Terrible annoucement.

Reminded me of the Guardian a few years back when they said they had massive news concerning Gareth Bale. After building it up for a couple of hours via social media, it turns out their "massive news" was that Inter Milan may make an enquiry about buying him from Spurs :pac:

Still, nice to have a womens bout on the card I guess.

Paully D

Main event announcement tomorrow morning apparently.

DrPhilG

Paully D wrote: »

Main event announcement tomorrow morning apparently.

Bisping vs Leites

Pearson vs Dunham too.

ItsAnEasyGame

Where are people staying for this? Anyone find decent rates?
Think we are staying just the Friday and Saturday night.

Any update on ticket prices?

That_Guy

That_Guy wrote: »

My money would be on Bisping to headline if he's not booked in yet.

You all said I was mad!!!

Paully D

Anyone know where Fight Club members can buy the tickets from on Wednesday morning? I've had a look at the SSE Hydro website and Ticketmaster but can't seem to find anything.

EDIT - I obviously didn't look too hard :pac:

Ticketmaster.co.uk:

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ufc-fight-night-glasgow-glasgow-18-07-2015/event/36004EB5C8E64D6C?artistid=2125935&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=742

Can I use my .ie account for this or will I need to create a new one?

Seating chart below:



Cheapest = £56
Most expensive = £168

No prices inbetween available yet.

ItsAnEasyGame

Paully D wrote: »

Anyone know where Fight Club members can buy the tickets from on Wednesday morning? I've had a look at the SSE Hydro website and Ticketmaster but can't seem to find anything.

EDIT - I obviously didn't look too hard :pac:

Ticketmaster.co.uk:

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ufc-fight-night-glasgow-glasgow-18-07-2015/event/36004EB5C8E64D6C?artistid=2125935&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=742

Can I use my .ie account for this or will I need to create a new one?

Seating chart below:



Cheapest = £56
Most expensive = £168

No prices inbetween available yet.

.ie account should be fine, just follow the link and log in with you .ie details. Worked for me for Boston so assume should be the same.

ItsAnEasyGame

Paddy been added too. Shaping up well now.

http://severemma.com/2015/05/paddy-holohan-to-face-vaughan-lee-at-ufc-fight-night-glasgow/

Prices below.

From Ticketmaster -

Octagon Seating
£165.00*
£165.00 (£150.00 Ticket + £15.00 Fees)

Level 0 Seating
£137.50* - £165.00*
£137.50 (£125.00 Ticket + £12.50 Fees) L

Level 2 Seating
£82.50* - £137.50*
£82.50 (£75.00 Ticket + £7.50 Fees) Limited

Level 1 Seating
£104.50* - £137.50*
£104.50 (£95.00 Ticket + £9.50 Fees)

Level 3 Seating
£55.00*

Paully D

Bruce Buffer confirmed to be announcing too. IT'SSSSSSS TIMMMMEEEEE!

Probably going to try for the £104.50 level 1 tickets tomorrow, would love the £165 ones but just a bit out of my price range unfortunately.

Alora

would anyone be able to IM the Fight Club Presale c0de

DrPhilG

Tomorrow is going to be awkward.

I start my first job at 9, Glasgow presale is at 10.

I start my second job at 6. TUF finale presale is at 6!

Going to be some sneaking needed...

DrPhilG

10 minutes to go, good luck to anyone else buying.

ItsAnEasyGame

Happy with mine, went with level 2 and got the front row - £104.50.

Fightclub really is worth the 75 bucks.

No panic, log in from work and great seats available. Used it for this and McGregor ticks, would recommend signing up. We split the $75 between 5 of us which also helps.

Paully D

Phew, I got mine. I hope everyone else who tried got them too.

I went for the same tickets EasyGame, what block did you end up with up?

Level 2 looks a canny view. A nice bit of height to see into the cage without being so far away that it's a struggle to see:



The octagon will be placed around where 005 is on the above image.

DrPhilG

Paully D wrote: »

The octagon will be placed around where 005 is on the above image.

I think the cage will be dead centre of the floor section. So between 005 and 008.

Which is great, because I'm in the 3rd row of section 054. Just up the tiers, side on to the cage. Couldn't have asked for better if they had given me first choice.

Delta_Raven1

Would anyone be willing to IM a Fight Club Presale code? the sun+ offer only lets u buy 2 tickets and theres 4 of us going

ItsAnEasyGame

Paully D wrote: »

Phew, I got mine. I hope everyone else who tried got them too.

I went for the same tickets EasyGame, what block did you end up with up?

Level 2 looks a canny view. A nice bit of height to see into the cage without being so far away that it's a struggle to see:



The octagon will be placed around where 005 is on the above image.

Section 217 for us. Quiet happy for the price we paid. Row A too.

fermanagh_man

232 for me and 4 others

Easily worth the $75 to get pre sale hoping to use it again for UFC 194 in New York