The following is a list of mixed martial arts attendance records. The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships (PRIDE), the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company in Japan until 2007.
Shockwave in August 2002, an event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1 at the National Stadium, was attended by 91,107 spectators. [Note 1] This remains the largest attendance in the history of MMA. [1]
Note: Minimum attendance of 30,000.
However, the worldwide attendance record is unlikely to be broken anytime soon on North American soil. During its heyday, the Japanese-based PRIDE Fighting Championships often drew crowds of approximately 50,000. In fact, the "Pride Shockwave 2002" year-end event drew a staggering 91,107 attendees to the Tokyo National Stadium.
In 2000 a massive 70,200 watched Hoost become champion again when he defeated the insanely popular Ray Sefo in the final.
What more can be said than a sellout of 60,000 at the Tokyo Dome and probably the largest house in the history of pro wrestling (a record that only lasted a few weeks) of somewhere between $5 and $6 million?
Roughly 50,000 fans were in attendance to see Polish hero Mamed Khalidov turn back the clock once again in the main event, as the KSW legend knocked out British fighter Scott Askham in the third round of their middleweight trilogy bout.
47,860: Fans on hand to witness the event at the Tokyo Dome, home of the Yomiuri Giants. It remained the promotion's highest attendance figure for more than two years.
The show itself drew a crowd announced at 40,240 fans to the Dome, although the real figure was closer to 25,000.
The following is a list of mixed martial arts attendance records. The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships (PRIDE), the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company in Japan until 2007.
Shockwave in August 2002, an event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1 at the National Stadium, was attended by 91,107 spectators. [Note 1] This remains the largest attendance in the history of MMA. [1]
Note: Minimum attendance of 30,000.
However, the worldwide attendance record is unlikely to be broken anytime soon on North American soil. During its heyday, the Japanese-based PRIDE Fighting Championships often drew crowds of approximately 50,000. In fact, the "Pride Shockwave 2002" year-end event drew a staggering 91,107 attendees to the Tokyo National Stadium.
In 2000 a massive 70,200 watched Hoost become champion again when he defeated the insanely popular Ray Sefo in the final.
What more can be said than a sellout of 60,000 at the Tokyo Dome and probably the largest house in the history of pro wrestling (a record that only lasted a few weeks) of somewhere between $5 and $6 million?
Roughly 50,000 fans were in attendance to see Polish hero Mamed Khalidov turn back the clock once again in the main event, as the KSW legend knocked out British fighter Scott Askham in the third round of their middleweight trilogy bout.
47,860: Fans on hand to witness the event at the Tokyo Dome, home of the Yomiuri Giants. It remained the promotion's highest attendance figure for more than two years.
The show itself drew a crowd announced at 40,240 fans to the Dome, although the real figure was closer to 25,000.