We're just 4 days away from UFC on FOX 16 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The card features the bantamweight championship rematch between T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao, which headlined UFC 173 last May, and also has a #1 contender co-main event between Miesha Tate and Jessica Eye. On paper, this is a pretty good and potentially very exciting network television card, but ticket sales in the "Windy City" have been ... well ... they're not blowing anyone away.

As of about 7 PM ET on Tuesday, these are the available seats at the United Center per TicketMaster's website. The blue dots are unsold seats and the pink-ish ones are resales. You can right-click on the image and open it in a new tab for a larger size.

Looks like there's a lot of selling to be done. Current prices on TicketMaster are going for as low as $40, which is basically for the top bowl of seats, while the most expensive ones are as high as $650 for floor seats near where the fighters would walk out. Regardless, don't expect anything close to a sellout this Saturday.

Here are the past Chicago gates for its FOX shows:

(Jan 2014) UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson - 10,895 announced attendance, $863,655 live gate

(Jan 2013) UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Dodson - 16,091 announced attendance, $1.270 million live gate

(Jan 2012) UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis, 16,963 attendance (1,091 comped), $1,270,960 live gate

And, while not in Chicago, UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote produced a $2.8 million gate in nearby Rosemont.

It's definitely a shame that a card like this isn't getting much local buzz, but perhaps the lack of any high-profile Illinois (or nearby state) MMA fighters on the event has played an impact. For example, Anthony Pettis could've been one of the "local" names given Milwaukee is about a 2 hour drive away from Chicago, but he and teammate Erik Koch both withdrew due to injuries. Heavyweight contender Andrei Arlovski is a Chicago resident, but he competed at UFC 187 in May and a fast turnaround was unlikely.

Pricing, local advertisement (or lack thereof), and/or the minimal drawing power of Dillashaw and Barao are also likely contributing factors. Ultimately, a UFC title may be on the line between two highly talented and entertaining fighters, but that's evidently not enough for Chicagoans to physically attend the event.