TKO extends partnership with Las Vegas arena for guaranteed WWE & UFC events
TKO Sports Group — the parent company of WWE & UFC — is extending its partnership with T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It was announced today that TKO and T-Mobile Arena are extending their partnership through 2030, with the deal guaranteeing that the venue will host at least two WWE events and four UFC events every year. A press release touted that this extension reinforces T-Mobile Arena’s status as the “official home” of WWE & UFC in Vegas.
“T-Mobile Arena has become a classic Las Vegas arena known for showcasing some of the biggest sports and entertainment events. We’re proud that UFC and WWE will continue to be featured among T-Mobile Arena’s top events through the end of the decade,” said Peter Dropick, TKO’s EVP of Event Development and Operations.
T-Mobile Arena opened in 2016 and has hosted five of the UFC’s top 10 gates in company history.
Vegas has become an increasingly important city to WWE in the TKO era. WrestleMania 41 was held at Allegiant Stadium — and WWE’s signature event will be back in Vegas again next year with Allegiant Stadium hosting WrestleMania 42. SmackDown and Raw will take place at T-Mobile Arena surrounding WrestleMania.
WWE’s next trip to Vegas will be for its Worlds Collide show with Lucha Libre AAA on Friday, September 12. The event is being held at The Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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