In the months leading up to the UFC's inaugural event at Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Dana White and Co. were tight-lipped about what the venue would look like. But the first videos from UFC 306 are here.
UFC 306 is the first live sporting event to take place at Sphere, a state-of-the-art arena that opened last fall at a cost of $2.3 billion. Sphere boasts a 160,000-square-foot interior LED display, which can be seen below:
First look inside Sphere for #NocheUFC 😮
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 14, 2024
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UFC 306, which is also branded as Noche UFC, celebrates Mexican Independence Day and features several Mexican fighters, including women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso. A series of short films will be shown throughout the pay-per-view broadcast to tell the history of Mexican combat sports.
Here's a look at Sphere during the first fight between Raul Rosas Jr. and Aoriqileng:
Thoughts so far? pic.twitter.com/R37ibopSyC
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 14, 2024
Here's what the broadcast looked like during the opening matchup:
FIRST FIGHT IS DELIVERING 📦
— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2024
[ #UFC306 is LIVE NOW on @ESPNPlus | @RiyadhSeason #NocheUFC ] pic.twitter.com/KsJqkznE3G
A different look at Sphere was shown Saturday morning on "Good Morning America":
HAPPENING NOW: UFC 306 is set to illuminate the Las Vegas Sphere on Mexican Independence weekend, featuring seven fighters of Mexican heritage in a special "UFC Noche" event. ABC News' @JaclynLeeTV gives us an exclusive look.https://t.co/dU25se74DI pic.twitter.com/FFI5QV2n0F
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 14, 2024
A hologram of UFC CEO White welcomed fans in the venue lobby:
This hologram of Spanish speaking Dana White will greet fans as they enter the Sphere for #NocheUFC pic.twitter.com/FogMMrrT4B
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) September 14, 2024










