Per a release from TKO Group Holdings, the new deal guarantees a minimum of four annual UFC events, and two WWE events at T-Mobile Arena, with TKO rolling a couple of WWE shows into their residency package with the 20,000-seat arena.
“T-Mobile Arena has been home to some of the most iconic UFC fights of the last decade,” said UFC President and CEO Dana White.
“Five of our top 10 biggest gates have happened in that arena, and I look forward to breaking more records together.”
That enthusiasm for what’s to come at the arena is shared by TKO’s Executive Vice President, Event Development and Operations, Peter Dropick.
“AEG and T-Mobile Arena have been tremendous partners over the past eight years, and we’re thrilled to expand this relationship across TKO to include both UFC and WWE events,” he said.
“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.”
The UFC joined forces with T-Mobile Arena as one of its major event partners from the facility’s opening back in April 2016. Since then, the venue has played host to 20 UFC events, including five of the UFC’s top-10 all-time gates, including UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor in October 2018 and UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill in April 2024.
The arena will also become the Las Vegas home of WWE’s flagship events Raw and Smackdown. After holding Wrestlemania at Allegiant Stadium earlier this year, WWE is bringing the event back to the home of the Las Vegas Raiders once again in 2026, with T-Mobile Arena set to host Raw and Smackdown.
Per the press release: “the new agreement also includes priority scheduling for TKO-affiliated events during key windows such as International Fight Week.”
