UFC 148 Attendance, Live Gate, Medical Suspensions, Salaries

How did UFC 148 and the fighters fare?

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UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II - July 7, 2012

MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Attendance: 15,016

Live Gate: $7 million (according to the UFC - second highest in UFC history. Highest is UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields $12 million live gate on April 29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario's Roger Centre. It is to date, the UFC's only stadium show, which held 55,000 people.)

Medical Suspensions

Courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC)

Chael Sonnen:
No contact until 07/29/12 – nasal laceration

Forrest Griffin:
Griffin must have a CT scan or panarex of jaw, if positive then must be cleared by Dr. or no contest until 10/06/12; minimum suspension no contest until 08/22/12, no contact until 08/07/12.

Cung Le:
Le must have x-ray of right knee and right foot, if positive then must be cleared by Dr. or no contest until 10/06/12; minimum suspension no contest until 08/07/12, no contact until 07/29/12 left eye laceration

Cote:

Suspend Cote until 08/07/12

No contact until 07/29/12 – scalp laceration

Dong Hyun Kim:
Suspend Kim until 08/22/12
No contact until 08/07/12

Cody McKenzie:
Suspend McKenzie until 08/22/12
No contact until 08/07/12

Ivan Menjivar:
Menjivar must have x-ray or MRI of left knee; if positive then must be cleared by Dr or no contest until 10/06/12

Fabricio Camoes:
Suspend Camoes until 08/07/12
No contact until 07/29/12

Gleison Tibau:
Suspend Tibau until 08/07/12
No contact until 07/29/12 right eye laceration

Khabib Nurmagomedov:
Nurmagomedov must have yearly, follow up MRA to compare with 2012 MRA, due 01/10/13.

Constantinos Philippou:
Philippou must have left eye cleared by an ophthalmologist or no contest until 10/06/12; minimum suspension no contest until 08/07/12, no contact until 07/30/12

Rafaello Oliveira:
Suspend Oliveira until 08/07/12
No contact until 07/29/12 – scalp laceration

UFC 148 Salaries

(Does not include undisclosed locker room and/or contract bonuses, sponsorship payouts, or PPV percentages.)