Dana White reveals investment of more than R$90 million for UFC in 'Esfera' and defines number of fights

'Sphere' in Las Vegas will host the 'Night UFC' in September (Photo: Twitter/UFC)

After the success of 'Night UFC', an event held in honor of Mexican Independence Day, in 2023, Dana White decided to 'double down' and has been promising the 'biggest event in the history of sports' for the 2024 edition, scheduled to take place on September 14th, in the modern 'Esfera', in Las Vegas, in the United States.

In order for the promise to be fulfilled, the UFC president revealed that he had already invested US$17 million (approximately R$92 million) in holding the event, implying that there will be even more costs in the coming months until September.

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“I've already invested US$17 million in this business and we're not even close to September yet. I keep telling you: it's going to be the most unique and brutal event you've ever seen in sports”, promised Dana White in an interview with the 'Pat MacAfee Show'.

If, on the one hand, the cost of operation is extremely high, on the other, the number of fightsNight UFC' will be reduced. Dana White stated that the event will feature only ten duels on the card.

“We’re going to have ten fights. We will have the main fight, the co-main, and obviously this card will have a lot of Mexican weight,” he said.

So far, the UFC 306, renamed as 'Night UFC' has six confirmed fights, with three Brazilians in action: Michael Pereira, Norm Dumont and Ketlen 'Esquentadinha'.

According to Canadian journalist Ariel Helwani, the tendency is for bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) Sean O'Malley to defend his title against Merab Dvalishvili on the card. Furthermore, the champion Alexa grasso, protagonist of the 2023 edition, should also put the flyweight belt (up to 56,7 kg) on ​​the line against Valentina Shevchenko or another opponent to be defined.

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