Plans are nonetheless coming collectively for UFC 306 in September, which was rebranded as Noche UFC because the promotion prepares an occasion celebrating Mexican Independence Day for the second straight yr.
The cardboard takes place on Sept. 14 on the Sphere in Las Vegas with UFC CEO Dana White teasing an enormous monetary funding within the occasion, which is predicted to be “one and performed” with no plans to return there for one more present as a result of unbelievable price related to the manufacturing.
Whereas the total struggle card hasn’t been revealed but, White did verify the overall variety of bouts anticipated on the September pay-per-view with rumors nonetheless swirling about what matchups could headlining the present.
“We’re going to 10 [fights],” White instructed The Pat McAfee Present on Monday. “They’ll be a primary, a co-main and clearly this card will probably be very Mexican heavy.”
There have been quite a few rumors concerning the fights which will happen at UFC 306 together with a possible bantamweight title struggle between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili because the headliner.
UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso can be anticipated to defend her title on the occasion in opposition to Valentina Shevchenko however not one of the marquee matchups have been confirmed simply but.
One different attention-grabbing twist with the UFC 306 card is the seating association.
The Sphere in Las Vegas, which options 160,000 square-foot 16K decision wrap round display inside, sometimes seats between 18,000 to twenty,000 for an occasion. There are commonplace seats all through the venue in addition to luxurious suites but it surely turns on the market’s additionally room for followers to truly stand on the ground to witness the occasion.
“You’re going to have folks which can be within the seats, folks which can be within the suites after which the underside stage the place persons are truly standing and can watch the entire thing standing room solely,” White revealed. “Then there will probably be bleachers and seats.”
White stated his workforce remains to be at present engaged on the total rollout for the occasion, however he’s clearly very excited to see the whole manufacturing unfold in September.
“I’m already $17 million into this factor and we’re not anyplace close to September but,” White stated. “Once I let you know guys I’m going to placed on the best stay sporting occasion within the historical past of fight sports activities, possibly in sports activities interval, no one else goes to go in and spend [that much money].”
