Tickets For UFC 147 In Brazil On Sale This Week

Following today’s ticket sale announcement for UFC on FUEL TV 4, the Ultimate Fighting Championship also announced that tickets for UFC 147 in Brazil would also be going on sale beginning this Thursday.

The Brazilian is set for June 23, 2012 at the Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte and features the first ever “TUF Brazil” final and the long-awaited rematch between middleweight fighters Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.

The co-main event has Brazilian heavyweight Fabricio Werdum taking on Mike Russow, with both fighters coming off wins in their previous bouts.

Tickets should go quickly as Brazilian fans have shown a propensity for snatching up tickets quickly.

Information on tickets is as follows from today’s release:

Tickets for UFC® 147: BELFORT vs. SILVA, go on sale Thursday, May 24 at 8 p.m. BRT and are priced at: Premium Octagon® (R$ 1.200 / 600 – half price), Octagon® (R$ 700 / R$ 350 – half price), Premium Seats (R$ 700 / R$ 350 – half-price), Seats (R$ 450 / R$ 225 – half price), Stands (R$ 220 / R$ 110 – half-price). Tickets will also be available for purchase by individuals with international credit cards.

UFC® 147: BELFORT vs. SILVA will be available live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, June 23 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.