Dana White prides himself on bringing combat sports to the Sphere in Las Vegas before anybody else.
The UFC CEO spent upwards of $20 million to placed on a spectacular night of fights on the futuristic arena in September 2024.
Later this 12 months, two boxing legends will attempt to emulate what Dana White achieved at UFC 306.
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Dana White’s warning concerning the ‘incredibly expensive’ Sphere
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to rematch on September 19 on the Sphere.
During a press conference on Sunday, Dana White was asked concerning the boxing superstars following in his footsteps by bringing fights to the $2.3 billion venue.
The MMA mogul responded by sending a warning to Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and everybody involved within the redo of their 2015 fight, which generated over $600 million and have become essentially the most financially successful combat sports event of all time.
“Who’s promoting it? S—! I ponder who’s paying for production,” White said after Jai Opetaia’s win over Brandon Glanton at Zuffa Boxing 04.
“They’re in for an enormous surprise. It’s incredibly expensive. It’s interesting.
“They’d higher call someone to figure that out.”
Will the UFC ever return to the Sphere?
Dana White has insisted that the UFC wouldn’t return to the Las Vegas Sphere.
The 56-year-old says a mixture of contractual issues and the vast sum of money needed to placed on a show rules it out as a practical venue selection.
“No, I’m under contract with MGM,” White said when asked if fans can expect one other Sphere event after UFC 306.
“I told you guys leading as much as this, the way in which that this whole thing played out, tonight was meant to occur. It happened, we did it, we killed it … I even have literally been getting blown up by everybody about this event.
“The opposite thing we did was that it translated well onto television, too. People felt prefer it was a unique experience than they get on a traditional Saturday night for a UFC event.”
Along with MGM Grand Garden Arena, MGM also operates T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where UFC 326 took place on Saturday night.
It seems that is where White will proceed to host his UFC events that happen in ‘Sin City’.