UFC Performance Institute

Athletic performance institute

Alternative namesUFC PI

LocationEnterprise, Nevada, U.S., 6650 S Torrey Pines Drive

Coordinates36°04′06″N 115°13′54″W / 36.0683°N 115.2317°W / 36.0683; -115.2317

OpenedMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)^[1]

UFC Performance Institute

Interactive map of the UFC Performance Institute area
Alternative names	UFC PI
General information
Location	Enterprise, Nevada, U.S., 6650 S Torrey Pines Drive
Coordinates	36°04′06″N 115°13′54″W / 36.0683°N 115.2317°W / 36.0683; -115.2317
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.com/performance-institute

The UFC Performance Institute is the official mixed martial arts (MMA) training facility for American promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a division of TKO Group Holdings, a majority 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]

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]

References

1 2 3 4 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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