UFC Dublin October 24th

EuskalHerria

SnitchingBubs wrote: »

Does anyone remember how much the VIP packages were last year?

€590, €850 and €1250 (Roughly) if memory serves me right.

maximoose

So the presale on 2nd Sept is for Sun+ and Fightclub members

Is there any presale for 3 customers or is that only on music gigs?

SnitchingBubs

EuskalHerria wrote: »

€590, €850 and €1250 (Roughly) if memory serves me right.

Thanks, you hardly know what it entitled them to. I'm thinking of going all out on this one

EuskalHerria

maximoose wrote: »

So the presale on 2nd Sept is for Sun+ and Fightclub members

Is there any presale for 3 customers or is that only on music gigs?

Probably for the Thursday morning. Presale on Wednesday and general sale on Friday, so probably a few hundred tickets for 3 customers on Thursday.

SnitchingBubs wrote: »

Thanks, you hardly know what it entitled them to. I'm thinking of going all out on this one

From the 42.ie last year:

'1 Premium VVIP Octagon side floor seat in exclusive Owners VIP & celebrity guest section
Private VIP entrance to 02, open 30 minutes prior to general admission
Exclusive ‘Inside The Octagon’ tour with UFC guest fighter & championship belt
Exclusive VVIP hospitality area adjacent to the O2
UFC celebrity guest fighter appearance - meet & greet with photo opportunity
1 official limited edition UFC Fight Night Dublin event poster signed by UFC fighters on the card
1 UFC 20th anniversary DVD ‘Fighting For a Generation’
1 official limited edition UFC Fight Night Dublin event t-shirt
1 pair of official UFC fight gloves
1 official event program
Commemorative UFC VVIP experience badge
Reserved premium seat for the official UFC weigh-in on Friday
Reserved seat for the UFC guest fighter Q&A on Friday
Cloakroom service'.

maximoose

Hope so. I imagine trying to get tickets in general sale while on the way to Electric Picnic might be a bit stressful.

loudnoises89

What kind of legal hoops would have to be jumped through in order for a Dublin event to take place within the US market PPV time slot. Is hosting an event in Dublin in the early hours of the morning, whether that be the 3 Arena or Croke Park, simply not possible? This is a question i have always been curious about.

Pulse8

Couldn't see Croke Park residents for all their moaning ever allowing a show go into the early hours of the morning, the 3Arena mabe if Enda & co pulled a few strings in the Dail

Conor just said on the media press call in the last hour that he wants to be a part of the card, that if the UFC roll into his hometown he wants to be in on it....cant see it myself tbh

EuskalHerria

Pulse8 wrote: »

Couldn't see Croke Park residents for all their moaning ever allowing a show go into the early hours of the morning, the 3Arena mabe if Enda & co pulled a few strings in the Dail

Although the residents would be up in arms, my understanding is sporting events don't come under the big event banner agreed with the residents association. Licensing laws wouldn't allow an event that late, but the residents would be no legal obstacle.

Like you though I can't see it. With recent changes to planning laws after the Garth saga, I can't see it being revisited by the Dail to accommodate an event like this.

Paully D

Pulse8 wrote: »

Conor just said on the media press call in the last hour that he wants to be a part of the card, that if the UFC roll into his hometown he wants to be in on it....cant see it myself tbh

Only chance of him being on it is if he loses to Mendes, so hopefully he won't be!

lertsnim

loudnoises89 wrote: »

What kind of legal hoops would have to be jumped through in order for a Dublin event to take place within the US market PPV time slot. Is hosting an event in Dublin in the early hours of the morning, whether that be the 3 Arena or Croke Park, simply not possible? This is a question i have always been curious about.

There isn't a hope in hell of an outdoor event being licensed if it will be running at a time to suit the US audience.

Yurt

Duffy V McGregor at 155 in Dublin

Just a little Samba

Yurt wrote: »

Duffy V McGregor at 155 in Dublin

Only happens if Mcgregor loses badly to Mendes, which I don't think anyone sees happening. Duffy is a weight class above and a minimum of 3 fights away from McGregor.

brinty

Duffy v Amirkhani would be a bloody great fight as the main event!!!

Hate to say it but I think the card will be a huge let down for us all.

I'll be there with bells and whistles but i'm starting with very low expectations so anything else is a bonus

DK224

I hope we finally get a Heavyweight fight on this show, neither the 2009 show or last years show had one so I'm hoping it'll be third time lucky

but1er

Any talk of prices yet ??

I think the sun+ pre sale could be a sneaky one to get tickets!

brinty

Couldn't be much more than they were last summer so €175 for ringside that's not VIP at the top end of the scale.
FC is still possibly your best bet for purchasing tickets.

That_Guy

loudnoises89 wrote: »

What kind of legal hoops would have to be jumped through in order for a Dublin event to take place within the US market PPV time slot. Is hosting an event in Dublin in the early hours of the morning, whether that be the 3 Arena or Croke Park, simply not possible? This is a question i have always been curious about.

Wasn't Mendes vs Lamas on early in the morning stateside? Think it was about 3pm our time.

I wonder if they were using that time slot as a tester for viewership figures for the long run. An event in Croker would be on at around 10am in the US.

Mellor

That_Guy wrote: »

Wasn't Mendes vs Lamas on early in the morning stateside? Think it was about 3pm our time.

I wonder if they were using that time slot as a tester for viewership figures for the long run. An event in Croker would be on at around 10am in the US.

There's a huge difference between a fight night and a PPV card ion that regard.
Night nights have been at times of the day over the years. The one time they tried a PPV on european time, it was a disaster.

Paully D

but1er wrote: »

Any talk of prices yet ??

I think the sun+ pre sale could be a sneaky one to get tickets!

I'd be careful going The Sun route mate. By all accounts they made a complete and utter mess of the Glasgow pre-sale. Plenty of people were left without their code and missed out. Probably worth shelling out for Fight Club for this one.

Petermc83

i wouldn't even give that paper the time of that... Total Trash!!!!!

maximoose

The Sun is complete trash, no disputing that - but 3 months of fightpass and access to the presale for ~€15 is tempting.

MartyMcFly84

Or you can join an MMA gym that has fighters on the card two birds with one stone.

scudzilla

This is a crazy one i know, but would the UFC ever consider adding a second night to an event?
They've got the whole place set up, all the crew are there, broadcasting is set up, so why not do a card on the Sunday too?
Obviously not the same fighters
Tickets for this will be a nightmare to get and 2 dates would help alleviate that

Dtp1979

scudzilla wrote: »

This is a crazy one i know, but would the UFC ever consider adding a second night to an event?
They've got the whole place set up, all the crew are there, broadcasting is set up, so why not do a card on the Sunday too?
Obviously not the same fighters
Tickets for this will be a nightmare to get and 2 dates would help alleviate that

It'd be Garth brooks all over again

scudzilla

Dtp1979 wrote: »

It'd be Garth brooks all over again

not at The Point it wouldn't

dave1982

There's a stadium in cork unsure of seating capacity, doubt planning be issue. The marquee and funderland do be on down in that area. Stadium might not need be in Dublin

That_Guy

maximoose wrote: »

The Sun is complete trash, no disputing that - but 3 months of fightpass and access to the presale for ~€15 is tempting.

For peace of mind, I'd grab 3 or 4 mates and split the cost of Fight Club. It's hard to know how many tickets Sun+ would have in comparison to FC. Very limited I'd imagine.

Plus you have to imagine that you're competing with other European (maybe even American) people trying to buy tickets such was the feedback after last years event.

Beersmith

I would stay away from sun+ at all costs, i found it incredibly difficult to actually cancel my membership. Had to ring them multiple times, you cant do it online.

Mellor

dave1982 wrote: »

There's a stadium in cork unsure of seating capacity, doubt planning be issue. The marquee and funderland do be on down in that area. Stadium might not need be in Dublin

I assume there was some sort of planning condition regarding hours.
Does Funderland not close at a similar 10/11pm as the Avica/Croker planning limit.

Casshern88

If your a member of fight club how many pre sale tickets can you buy at one time ?