{"id":324412,"date":"2026-04-25T17:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324412"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:41:53","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-vs-sean-strickland-card-facing-ticket-sales-concern-as-most-cost-effective-seat-costs-near-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/khamzat-chimaev-vs-sean-strickland-card-facing-ticket-sales-concern-as-most-cost-effective-seat-costs-near-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland card facing ticket sales concern as most cost-effective seat costs near $400"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-305755\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>There are still plenty of available but expensive tickets for next month\u2019s numbered UFC event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The stress between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland is certain to generate plenty of attention for his or her upcoming middleweight title fight on May 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>UFC 328 is a fairly strong card on paper, with this month\u2019s event in Miami taking successful only benefitting the Octagon\u2019s return to Newark as a result of Joshua Van\u2019s flyweight title fight being pushed back.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the query that plenty of fans may have is that even with two title fights and another exciting matchups, is the high ticket price value it?<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar-poll\" data-story-id=\"ff2270d0-ba05-4c29-8fb5-48000914af4d\" data-story-name=\"UFC 328\" data-comment-id=\"beb7e02c-49a8-44d9-bcda-d1912c152f2e\" data-story-slug=\"ufc-328\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Who wins within the foremost event of UFC 328 on May 9?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev finally get the possibility to settle their bitter feud at Prudential Center, can the American beat the champ?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Talking Points graphic showing Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland\" class=\"wp-image-297825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-17.png 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Credits: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC\">Credits: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 328 still has lots of costly tickets on the market just over two weeks until fight night<\/h2>\n<p>This month\u2019s UFC 327 card in Miami suffered from a major drop within the live gate numbers in comparison with each recent numbered events and former nights in the identical constructing.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FightOpinion\/status\/2047543085610238111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2047543085610238111%7Ctwgr%5Ef9ac890b406cee8fe3800f070212ebe1b610e7c1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmamania.com%2Fufc-tickets%2F438839%2Ffan-backlash-ufc-328-tickets-sluggish-sales-nosebleeds-climb-400-seat\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Opinion<\/a> on X posted that UFC 328 on the Prudential Center also appears to be having some issues with moving tickets with two weeks to go until fight night.<\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the cardboard is fairly strong on paper with bouts of consequence and a foremost event featuring two of the most important names on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>This means that fans aren\u2019t buying tickets due to pricing relatively than the standard of the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-191242.png\" alt=\"UFC 328 tickets sales screenshot on Ticketmaster\" class=\"wp-image-305757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-191242.png 598w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-191242-300x203.png 300w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"UFC 328 tickets sales screenshot on Ticketmaster. Credit: MMA Mania\">UFC 328 tickets sales screenshot on Ticketmaster. Credit: MMA Mania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This has also been a hot topic regarding the opposite company under the TKO banner, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/wwe\/\">WWE.<\/p>\n<p>The professional wrestling leader recently held WrestleMania 42 in the identical venue as last yr\u2019s event, the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Across two nights, it drew roughly 18,000 less fans that 2025\u2019s instalment as a result of each the standard of the product and the rising ticket prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/04\/24\/khamzat-chimaev-vs-sean-strickland-card-facing-ticket-sales-concern-as-cheapest-seat-costs-near-400\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover There are still plenty of available but expensive tickets for next month\u2019s numbered UFC event. The stress between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland is certain to generate plenty of attention for his or her upcoming middleweight title fight on May 9. UFC 328 is a fairly strong card on paper, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":324413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[6046,8234,10248,9286,1345,14932,10247,191,3930,2885,3931,8501],"class_list":["post-324412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-card","tag-cheapest","tag-chimaev","tag-concern","tag-costs","tag-facing","tag-khamzat","tag-sales","tag-sean","tag-seat","tag-strickland","tag-ticket"],"aioseo_notices":[{"message":"The permalink for this post just changed! 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