There is a lot of intrigue surrounding the UFC’s inaugural show at The Sphere, Las Vegas - with UFC CEO Dana White revealing some more information about what fans can expect.
The promotion will head to The Sphere on September 14, with Noche UFC, a card which celebrates Mexican Independence Day and will also serve as the first sports event to take place inside iconic new stadium.
White joined Pat McAfee on The Pat McAfee Show earlier today (July 15) and announced that the card will not feature as many bouts as fans are used to seeing at UFC fight nights, mainly due to the monumental costs associated with doing a show at The Sphere.
“We’re going to do 10 (fights),” he said.
“There will be a main, co-main, and obviously this card will be very Mexican-heavy.”
The sheer cost of the show has led to many believing that it will be unlikely the promotion will head back to the venue after September 14. White has made no secret of the fact that he wants the first event there to be epic and is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure it is a show nobody will forget in a rush. He even disclosed how much money the promotion have already put into the show. He said:
“I’m already $17 million into this thing and we’re not anywhere near September yet.
“When I tell you guys I’m going to put on the greatest live sporting event in the history of combat sports, maybe in sports period, nobody else is going to go in and spend (that much money).”
There has been no confirmation as to which bouts will take the coveted main and co-main event slot but there has been speculation that Mexican native Alexa Grasso will look to defend her Flyweight championship on the card, having already expressed a big desire to do so.
You can see the full clip of White discussing the upcoming UFC Noche card, below:
