UFC 304 ticket prices for Manchester Co-op Live: Fans' shock at £170 for cheapest seats as rush begins

UFC tickets for Co-op Live in Manchester have gone on sale - and fans have been taken aback by the prices.

UFC 304 on July 27, headlined by rematches between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad and Atherton’s Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes, will be the first sports event to take place at Manchester’s new £365million venue across the road from the Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.

The scramble for tickets was always set to be fierce but some fight fans were dismayed when they logged on to see the prices. When ManchesterWorld went to look at tickets on Wednesday afternoon the cheapest available on Ticketmaster was £320 while a seat Octagon-side would set you back £1,600. Tickets had started at £170 with £215, £244 and £277 price brackets before the £321 ticket we found. The top priced-ticket was shown as £2,182.

Posting on social media, some fight fans were less than impressed, while others were ready to take the hit.

jake (@jake54219450) said: “UFC 304 ticket prices are disgraceful… £170 for the cheapest ticket and it starts at 11pm… clearly don’t care about the fans.”

Dobson (@ByDobson) said: “Finally ticking off a bucket list thing and going to UFC 304!!! £755 for 2 tickets is crazy but mannnn I’m so excited I’ve been watching for 10 years and never been able to go before!”

How do I get tickets for UFC 304 in Manchester?

Today’s opening batch of tickets went on sale to Co-op and UFC Fight Club members via Ticketmaster at 10am. There is a further O2 Priority pre-sale on Thursday from 10am with general sale beginning on Friday, June 7 at 10am. The event is expected to sell out.

What is the fight card for UFC 304 in Manchester?

The main card, featuring Wigan’s Tom Aspinall and Muhammad Mokaev is as follows:

• Leon Edwards v Belal Muhammad 2 
• Tom Aspinall v Curtis Blaydes 2 
• Bobby Green v Paddy Pimblett 
• Muhammad Mokaev v Manel Kape
• Arnold Allen v Giga Chikadze