Midnight Mania! Video: UFC CEO Dana White cuts ribbon on new UFC Performance Institute in Mexico

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The UFC Efficiency Institute (PI) has been an actual game-changer. The Las Vegas, Nevada location opened up in 2017 and serves as each a UFC company headquarters and extremely high-tech coaching facility. Since its genesis, numerous fighters have made use of the PI of their struggle camps, utilizing the UFC’s group of nutritionists and coaches to assist progress. It’s an necessary purpose for why Las Vegas has turn into such a well-liked residence base for a lot of execs.

A couple of 12 months after the Las Vegas location opened, UFC opened up a large PI in Shanghai, China. Whereas a smaller share of UFC fighters have been via these doorways, the aim of the coaching middle is to spur the Chinese language MMA scene and assist develop the UFC model in China. For instance, the current Street To UFC match, which served as an avenue for Chinese language athletes to attain a UFC contract, passed off contained in the Shanghai PI.

Now, UFC CEO Dana White is trying to deliver related alternatives to Mexico. In the course of the UFC Mexico Metropolis struggle week, White minimize the ceremonial ribbons for the brand new PI facility, which is anticipated to see its official opening in April.

“This has been a dream/aim of mine for a really very long time, going again to 2001,” White stated (through MMAJunkie). “I used to be simply saying to those guys to be strolling the halls, wanting on the fitness center – this unimaginable facility is wonderful. I’ve wished this for a very long time, so I’m very excited. Because of everyone who made this occur.

“… The primary facility we did in Las Vegas, then we did China, and now we’re right here. It’s higher and higher and higher and higher each time we construct one. Now you possibly can actually say that the PI in Mexico is the perfect Efficiency Institute within the UFC, indisputably. This place is unimaginable. As we hold constructing and studying, we hold getting higher.”

Insomnia

Ilia Topuria’s massive objectives and aspirations don’t finish with knocking out Alexander Volkanovski.

Ilia Topuria stated in the present day in a press conferen in Madrid Spain:

– He needs both Sean O’Malley, Conor McGregor or Max Holloway in a struggle in Spain.- He needs a struggle towards Islam Makhachev after one protection of his featherweight title. pic.twitter.com/rWlQnpVkqc

— MMA UNCENSORED (@MMAUNCENSORED1) February 22, 2024

Fan on Twitter are reserving Roman Kopylov vs. Shara Magomedov … I’d watch!

| Shara Magomedov has acknowledged to Russian media that he had a struggle signed for the unique #UFCSaudiArabia card on March 2nd however now it has moved to Vegas he’ll await June twenty second.

He wished a high 10 opponent like Marvin Vettori however the UFC reportedly need him to struggle… pic.twitter.com/nOZHbzZzs3

— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 22, 2024

Strawweight’s iron horse returns to motion! Angela Hill vs. Luana Pinheiro seems like a enjoyable scrap.

A Gentle Heavyweight and Strawweight sparring:

This doesn’t really feel necessary within the grand scheme of issues, however I undoubtedly didn’t discover how effectively this upkick landed.

If you happen to look intently you possibly can see that Islam Makhachev is momentarily getting ready to unconsciousness for a couple of nanosecond following an up-kick from Charles Oliveira. Additionally grabs the fence after having his equilibrium disrupted. He was clearly out chilly on this second ⛄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/a5QjzoApXL

— primefrog (olives + topuria szn) (@primefrogv2) February 21, 2024

Yuki Yoza places collectively mixtures so superbly … until you’re his opponent/sparring associate.

This shot of “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler appears to be like like a portray.