Dana White might have just revealed that the UFC Venue for both UFC 300 is to take place on April 13, 2024, and a probable future fight of UFC 305 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Generally, UFC tends to choose their event location based on the type of fight card.
Las Vegas, the home to UFC in the United States, hosts around 6-8 PPVs and TUFs. generally, the cards that are high in demand and can accommodate more people are given bigger cities as the location. Smaller events are held in smaller locations with smaller venues.
But there are 5 major picks, that UFC normally sticks to hosting the most number of events each year: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pearl At The Palms a casino resort in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Events Center in South Las Vegas Boulevard, UFC Apex in Las Vegas and MGM Grand Garden Arena that hosts the biggest of the fights in boxing and MMA in Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
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Is There A Strategy Behind Choosing a Location For The UFC Events As Per Dana White?
As of now, we cannot be sure if there is a specific strategy that UFC implicates behind choosing its UFC venues. But we can be sure that locations are based on the type of card, and how much PPV the company can generate. The more the fight is in demand, the bigger the arena in which the company will host the event.
When asked at the post-fight conference of UFC 299 Dana White answered the question with a smile saying “Maybe” UFC 305 might be held in the T-Mobile arena. But nothing as now has been confirmed yet.
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During the UFC 299 broadcast, UFC made an addition of the final card in UFC 300, the card will feature Renato Moicano vs Jalian Turner. The lightweight bout, which was initially announced by Freak MMA, will be a thrilling addition to a lineup that is already loaded. Moicano has recently triumphed over Brad Riddell and Drew Dober, respectively. In contrast, Turner won his most recent fight by knocking out Bobby Green.
Addition Details On Dana White’s Next Event UFC 300
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will host the UFC 300 on April 13, 2024. The headline match on the card will feature a battle between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill. Yan Xiaonan will take on Weili Zhang, the UFC strawweight champion and a fellow Chinese fighter, in the co-main event.
In addition to competing in the title fights, Justin Gaethje, the BMF champion, will defend the honorary belt in a lightweight match against Max Holloway. At the event, Charles Oliveira, a past champion, will square off against Armam Tsarukyan, a rising talent. Jiri Prochazka, a Czech fighter, will also make a comeback to the Octagon in this bout against Aleksandar Rakic. The winner of the bout may decide who will challenge for the 205-pound belt next.
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