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UFC 129 brings $40 million in revenue to Toronto
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<strong class="ArticleSource">[thestar.com]</strong>
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Days before Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre won his bout at UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre last April, a unanimous decision was already in among Toronto business owners like Carlos Gavilanes about the true victor of the bloody cage match: the cash register.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship went the distance for Toronto tourism and for local businesses, which took in an estimated $40 million from the most successful fight night in UFC history.
“We were completely sold out. It was our busiest night so far,” said Gavilanes of his new sports grill location