| 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) |
| Cost | $12 million |
| Owner | TKO Group Holdings (Endeavor) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 30,000 square feet |
| Website | |
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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. The building is located in Enterprise, Nevada opposite the UFC Apex, and serves as the company headquarters.
History
The institute was opened in May 2017, and is the world's first mixed martial arts center for innovation, research and training.
As many as 400 MMA athletes have visited the center, as well as NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB athletes.
In June 2019, a second facility was opened in Shanghai, China. The official name of the facility is UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. It has been used to train athletes from China for the Olympic games.
Two new facilities are proposed for Mexico and Nigeria.
UFC Performance Institute Mexico will open in Q4 2023.
See also
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. 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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