UFC Performance Institute
Athletic performance institute
| UFC Performance Institute | |
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| Alternative names | UFC PI |
| General information | |
| Location | Enterprise, Nevada U.S. |
| Address | 6650 S Torrey Pines Drive |
| Opened | May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)[1] |
| Cost | $12 million[1] |
| Owner | TKO Group Holdings (Endeavor) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 30,000 square feet [2,800 m2][1] |
| Website | |
| ufc | |
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.[2] The building is located in Enterprise, Nevada opposite the UFC Apex, and serves as the company headquarters.[3][4]
History
The institute was opened in May 2017, and is the world's first mixed martial arts center for innovation, research and training.[1][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
References
- ^ a b c d Pugmire, Lance (22 May 2017). "UFC opens new $12-million performance institute in Las Vegas for fighters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Dosh, Kristi. "Inside The New $14 Million UFC Performance Institute Revolutionizing MMA Training". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "UFC® ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF UFC ACADEMY COMBINE". UFC. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Inside The Octagon: UFC's Performance Institute". Front Office Sports. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "SportTechie Awards: UFC Performance Institute Is Our 2019 Venue of the Year". www.sporttechie.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "UFC Performance Institute Releases Detailed Journal Analyzing Fighter Tendencies in MMA". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Raimondi, Marc (2018-06-24). "The UFC Performance Institute wants to curtail extreme weight cutting, but answers are hard to come by". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "UFC Performance Institute". UFC Performance Institute. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2019-06-20). "UFC opens Performance Institute in Shanghai". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "UFC Performance Institute to help Chinese athletes prepare for upcoming Olympic Games | MMAWeekly.com". 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-12-21). "Performance Institute in Mexico and Nigeria". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ White, Dana (2023-02-07). "UFC Performance Institute in Mexico". UFC. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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