{"id":299106,"date":"2023-11-12T16:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299106"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:24:13","slug":"dana-white-reveals-the-ufc-has-a-deal-with-las-vegas-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/dana-white-reveals-the-ufc-has-a-deal-with-las-vegas-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reveals the UFC has a deal with Las Vegas&apos; Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dana White reveals the UFC has a deal in place to host &#8216;the GREATEST live combat sports show&#8217; at the Las Vegas Sphere on Mexican Independence Day<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White says it&#8217;s been a challenge to book the event but he enjoyed every minute\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White had to &#8216;terrorize&#8217; Madison Square Garden Company chief to sure the deal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC president Dana White\u00a0has announced they will be hosting the &#8216;greatest live combat sports show&#8217; at the Las Vegas Sphere<span>\u00a0on Mexican Independence Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>White could not contain his excitement when talking about the deal at UFC 295, claiming he&#8217;s &#8216;loved every second&#8217; of the &#8216;challenging&#8217; process.<\/p>\n<p>White &#8211; who tried to stage a fight between\u00a0Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg at the\u00a0Colosseum in Italy &#8211; told reporters he was &#8216;super excited&#8217; about the September bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mexican Independence Day, we are booked for the Sphere,&#8217; White said at the UFC 295 post-fight press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a massive challenge, and I love every minute of it. I&#8217;m super excited about this. I love challenges. I&#8217;m gonna put on the greatest live combat sports show everyone has ever seen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/07\/77700121-12739653-UFC_president_Dana_White_confirmed_a_Mexican_Independence_Day_ca-a-36_1699774980288.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>UFC president Dana White confirmed a Mexican Independence Day card at Las Vegas&#8217; Sphere\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/07\/77700733-0-image-a-19_1699773708050.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sphere opened in September 2023 and is owned by the Madison Square Garden Company<\/p>\n<p>White mentioned how his relationship with Madison Square Garden Company chief James Dolan played a role in booking the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have a great relationship with Dolan,&#8217; The UFC chief added. &#8216;I&#8217;ve been terrorizing him about the Sphere, and we got it done.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sphere opened outside Las Vegas in September. Aside from its unique shape, Sphere features a wraparound internal LED screen that takes visuals to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>The first-of-its-kind venue currently hosts the &#8216;U2:UV Achtung Baby Live&#8217; concert series &#8211; which runs until February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC has held the majority of its cards in Las Vegas since its first event at the MGM Grand Arena in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC has since opened a Performance Institute and the UFC Apex, planting their roots deeper in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Following UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the UFC will head back to the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 296.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last pay-per-view of the year will happen on December 16 and feature the welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12739653\/dana-white-ufc-las-vegas-sphere.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White reveals the UFC has a deal in place to host &#8216;the GREATEST live combat sports show&#8217; 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