The UFC is breaking various records for itself at seemingly every turn, but the promotion is going to do something at UFC 303 that is far from inconsequential. The organization is poised to do its first live gate in excess of $20 million for the June 29 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which is headlined by the highly anticipated return of Conor McGregor , who meets Michael Chandler in a welterweight bout. After the expensive ticket prices for the card recently were revealed and seats went on sale, there was speculation UFC 303 would surpass the current all-time UFC live gate record of $17.7 million at UFC 205 in November 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Related 10 highest UFC event gates in promotion history It’s no coincidence that event was headlined by McGregor, as well, who captured the lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez by second-round knockout .
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