Whereas it’s an amibitious endeavor general, Noche UFC will seemingly
have much less fights than the promotion’s typical pay-per-view
choices.
Throughout an look on “The Pat McAfee Present’ on Monday, UFC CEO
Dana White offered further particulars relating to the group’s
highly-anticipated occasion at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14.
That included the variety of fights for the cardboard.
“We’re going to do 10 (fights),” White mentioned. “There will probably be a important,
co-main, and clearly this card will probably be very Mexican-heavy.”
Because it stands, six fights have been reported for UFC
306, however a headliner has not been introduced. In accordance with a
report from Ariel Helwani, the plan is for a
bantamweight title conflict between Sean
O’Malley and Merab
Dvalishvili to function the principle occasion, whereas Alexa
Grasso will defend her strawweight belt within the co-headliner,
probably towards “TUF 32” opposing coach Valentina
Shevchenko in a trilogy. Nonetheless, nothing is official at this
cut-off date.
A lot of the intrigue surrounding the occasion is as a result of distinctive
nature of the venue. The Sphere features a 160,000 sq. foot LED
media airplane and may seat greater than 17,000 individuals. The Sphere additionally
contains suites and different premium seating designed to maximise the
expertise. Throughout the present, White and McAfee mentioned their go to
to the venue throughout a U2 live performance, and the UFC boss shared how
seating could be organized for the battle card.
“You’re going to have individuals which are within the seats, the people who
are within the suites, after which the underside stage the place individuals are
truly standing and can watch the entire thing standing room
solely,” White mentioned. “Then there will probably be bleachers and seats.”
The promotion has already invested a big quantity into the
occasion, and White hinted that there might be extra to return in that
regard.
“I’m already $17 million into this factor, and we’re not anyplace
close to September but,” White mentioned. “… I’m going in a single night time, one
time and that’s it — by no means once more. That’s why I hold telling you
guys: It’s gonna be essentially the most distinctive, badass, unimaginable present you’ve
ever seen in sports activities.”
