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UFC 79: Nemesis Officially Sells Out
Story reported by Brian Cantor of Headline Planet
Monday, December 24 2007
The UFC pay-per-view has sold out

UFC announced Monday that its UFC 79: Nemesis event has officially sold out. The event, set to take place at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center, airs this Saturday on pay-per-view.

In conjunction with its announcement of the sellout, UFC said that a closed circuit screening of UFC 79 will take place in the ballroom at the Mandalay Bay. The Mandalay Bay closed circuit presentation joins one previously scheduled for New York City's Madison Square Garden.

The $50 screening tickets went on sale Tuesday.

UFC President Dana White attributed the sellout to the depth of the company's roster, which allowed UFC to replace the injured Matt Serra with Georges St. Pierre.

“Obviously, the loss of Matt Serra was brutal, but the great thing about the UFC is that we can put together great fights like Hughes-St-Pierre at a moment’s notice and bounce right back,” said UFC President Dana White. “I have the utmost respect for both Hughes and St-Pierre for stepping up for this fight, and not only are the fans going to see two of the greatest welterweights of all-time settle their score in a rubber match, but they're going to do it in a five round interim title fight, and the winner is going to face off next year against Matt Serra for the undisputed title.”

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