UFC Performance Institute

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UFC Performance Institute
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Alternative namesUFC PI
General information
Location Enterprise, Nevada, U.S.
Address6650 S Torrey Pines Drive
OpenedMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22) [1]
Cost$12 million [1]
Owner TKO Group Holdings
(Endeavor)
Technical details
Floor area30,000 square feet [2,800 m2] [1]
Website
ufc.com/performance-institute

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]

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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]

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  3. ↑ "UFC® ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF UFC ACADEMY COMBINE". UFC. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "SportTechie Awards: UFC Performance Institute Is Our 2019 Venue of the Year". www.sporttechie.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC Performance Institute Releases Detailed Journal Analyzing Fighter Tendencies in MMA". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ↑ 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.
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  9. ↑ Lee, Alexander K. (2019-06-20). "UFC opens Performance Institute in Shanghai". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  10. ↑ "UFC Performance Institute to help Chinese athletes prepare for upcoming Olympic Games | MMAWeekly.com". 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  11. ↑ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-12-21). "Performance Institute in Mexico and Nigeria". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  12. ↑ White, Dana (2023-02-07). "UFC Performance Institute in Mexico". UFC. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

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