UFC Invests Millions in New Headquarters, Training Center Where McGregor Works Out for Mega-Match with Mayweather
By ALAN SNEL
The new sleek headquarters opened in May.
But Thursday for the first time, Lorenzo Fertitta -- the organization's former CEO -- checked out the 180,000-square-foot contemporary building and sprawling manicured grounds that were complete with amphitheater and training facility.
And a guy who has been regularly visiting the training center lately -- a mixed martial arts star by the name of Conor McGregor -- was on the grounds until 1 a.m. earlier Thursday to prepare for a cross-discipline boxing bout with boxing champion Floyd Mayweather at T-Mobile Arena Aug. 26.
As Las Vegas ratchets up its status as a major-league sports town, Ultimate Fighting Championship's nearly three-month-old headquarters and its companion Performance Institute off the 215 Beltway in southwest Las Vegas have impressed everyone from Fertitta and McGregor to the NFL and NBA players who have made a pit stop to check out UFC's new home base and institute.
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