UFC Performance Institute explained

UFC Performance Institute
Alternate Names:UFC PI
Address:6650 S Torrey Pines Drive
Location:Enterprise, Nevada U.S.
Cost:$12 million
Owner:TKO Group Holdings
Floor Area:30000square feet
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The UFC Performance Institute is the official mixed martial arts (MMA) facility for American promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a division of TKO Group Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings.[1] The building is located in Enterprise, Nevada opposite the UFC Apex, and serves as the company headquarters.[2] [3]

History

The institute was opened in May 2017, and is the world's first mixed martial arts center for innovation, research and training.[4] [5] [6] [7]

As many as 400 MMA athletes have visited the center, as well as NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB athletes.[8]

In June 2019, a second facility was opened in Shanghai, China. The official name of the facility is UFC Performance Institute Shanghai.[9] It has been used to train athletes from China for the Olympic games.[10]

Two new facilities are proposed for Mexico and Nigeria.[11]

UFC Performance Institute Mexico will open in Q4 2023.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dosh. Kristi. Inside The New $14 Million UFC Performance Institute Revolutionizing MMA Training. 2020-06-09. Forbes. en.
  2. Web site: UFC® ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF UFC ACADEMY COMBINE. 2020-06-09. UFC. 13 June 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: 2018-09-26. Inside The Octagon: UFC's Performance Institute. 2020-06-09. Front Office Sports. en-US. 2023-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20230305230105/https://frntofficesport.com/inside-the-octagon-ufcs-performance-institute/. dead.
  4. News: Pugmire . Lance . UFC opens new $12-million performance institute in Las Vegas for fighters . 22 September 2020 . . 22 May 2017.
  5. Web site: SportTechie Awards: UFC Performance Institute Is Our 2019 Venue of the Year. 2020-06-09. www.sporttechie.com. en.
  6. Web site: Sherdog.com. UFC Performance Institute Releases Detailed Journal Analyzing Fighter Tendencies in MMA. 2020-06-10. Sherdog.
  7. Web site: Raimondi. Marc. 2018-06-24. The UFC Performance Institute wants to curtail extreme weight cutting, but answers are hard to come by. 2020-06-10. MMA Fighting. en.
  8. Web site: UFC Performance Institute. 2020-06-09. UFC Performance Institute. en.
  9. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2019-06-20. UFC opens Performance Institute in Shanghai. 2021-02-13. MMA Fighting. en.
  10. Web site: 2020-09-02. UFC Performance Institute to help Chinese athletes prepare for upcoming Olympic Games MMAWeekly.com. 2021-02-13. en-US.
  11. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2022-12-21. Performance Institute in Mexico and Nigeria. 2022-12-21. ESPN. en.
  12. Web site: White. Dana. 2023-02-07. UFC Performance Institute in Mexico. 2023-02-16. UFC. en.

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