Current:Home > StocksWWE partnering with UFC, will move NXT Battleground 2024 to UFC APEX facility -Finovate
WWE partnering with UFC, will move NXT Battleground 2024 to UFC APEX facility
View
Date:2025-04-12 21:14:55
When WWE and UFC merged to create TKO Group Holdings, it meant the two companies could collaborate on events, and they will work together to hold a premium live event.
NXT Battleground will take place at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas on June 9, USA TODAY Sports confirms. The venue holds events such as UFC Fight Night and "Dana White’s Contender Series." This will mark the first time holds an event at a UFC facility.
"We are always exploring new frontiers to showcase NXT and we are excited to bring Battleground to this world-class event and production facility in partnership with UFC," WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels said in a statement.
NXT Battleground will move from its previously announced venue and date. It was originally scheduled to take place at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, with "Monday Night Raw" taking place at the same arena the following day. But WWE opted to move the event back on the calendar and into the more intimate venue.
The 130,000-square foot event and production facility opened in 2018 and is far from hosting the same amount of fans as a typical arena. It is unknown how many spectators the venue can hold since UFC hasn't released it, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported in January 2022 UFC planned to expand to be able to hold up to 1,000 people for events.
NXT Battleground will be the third premium event this year for WWE's developmental brand. It had NXT Vengeance Day on Feb. 4 and NXT Stand and Deliver on April 6. The brand also has NXT Heatwave scheduled on July 7.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Caitlin Clark returns to action: How to watch Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream on Monday
- MLB power rankings: Dodgers back on top with Shohei Ohtani's 40-40 heroics
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Absolute Units
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Prices at the pump are down. Here's why.
- Cucho Hernandez leads Columbus Crew to Leagues Cup title
- Captain of Bayesian, Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht, under investigation in Italy
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Newly minted Olympic gold medalist Lydia Ko wins 2024 AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews
Ranking
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- The best family SUVs you can buy right now
- Captain of Bayesian, Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht, under investigation in Italy
- Bachelor Nation's Kaitlyn Bristowe Alludes to Tension With Tayshia Adams Over Zac Clark
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Absolute Units
- Umpire Nick Mahrley carted off after broken bat hits his neck during Yankees-Rockies game
- Cucho Hernandez leads Columbus Crew to Leagues Cup title
Recommendation
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
National Dog Day: Want to find your new best friend? A guide to canine companionship
Bachelor Nation's Kaitlyn Bristowe Alludes to Tension With Tayshia Adams Over Zac Clark
Caitlin Clark returns to action: How to watch Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream on Monday
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
9-month-old dies after grandmother left infant in hot car for hours in Texas, police say
US agency to reexamine permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia
Bachelor Nation's Kaitlyn Bristowe Alludes to Tension With Tayshia Adams Over Zac Clark