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The green-clad Irish fans of brash featherweight champion
McGregor were out in force in mid-town Manhattan on Friday ahead
of his lightweight title fight against Eddie Alvarez in UFC 205
at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
But with UFC president Dana White telling Fox Sports that the
event had broken the previous gate record of $13.5 million at
the venue - set by the Lennox Lewis v Evander Holyfield
heavyweight boxing bout in 1999 - many fans have been left
empty-handed.
Mixed marital arts was banned in the state of New York for
almost 20 years and tickets for the first event since the
suspension was lifted were on sale via online secondary markets
for up to $19,000, over 10-times face value.
One person who should have no problem getting a ticket is U.S.
president-elect Donald Trump.
"Donald originally told me that he would come to the event if he
won," said White, who endorsed Trump for the presidency at the
Republican National Convention in July.
"I don't think Donald really realized what his duties were going
to be had he won," he added, adding that he doubted Trump would
be able to make it.
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Ed Osmond)
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