UFC 105 tickets going fast

The news that Randy Couture will fight Brandon Vera at UFC 105 in Manchester, England has been met with an outpouring of money.

Fighter's Only reports that tickets are flying off the shelf,

UFC 105 is already one of the top ten UFC events ever in terms of volume of ticket sales, with 70 per cent of seats at the Manchester Evening News Arena already sold.

And UFC UK division president Marshall Zelaznik today told Fighters Only that the event could find itself in the top five most successful UFC shows ever if sales continue at this same pace.

The good ticket sales are not solely from "The Natural" jumping on the card,

"Tickets were selling really quickly before Randy Couture was added to the card, but there is no doubt that anyone who was on the fence about buying a ticket, fell over the fence on to the side of buying (laughs). And this isn't Randy's swansong tour, he is coming down into this [205] weight class to be competitive," Zelaznik says.

UFC 105 is filled with the UFC's top U.K. talent and the two U.K. winners of TUF. This news has to be encouraging for the UFC as they continue to invest in their British product.