UFC Performance Institute
{{Short description|Athletic performance institute}}
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| address = 6650 S Torrey Pines Drive
| location = Enterprise, Nevada, U.S.
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| owner = TKO Group Holdings
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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.{{Cite web|last=Dosh|first=Kristi|title=Inside The New $14 Million UFC Performance Institute Revolutionizing MMA Training|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristidosh/2017/10/05/inside-the-new-14-million-ufc-performance-institute-revolutionizing-mma-training/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Forbes|language=en}} The building is located in Enterprise, Nevada opposite the UFC Apex, and serves as the company headquarters.{{Cite web|title=UFC® ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF UFC ACADEMY COMBINE|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-announces-launch-of-ufc-academy-combine-shanghai-china|access-date=2020-06-09|website=UFC|date=13 June 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-09-26|title=Inside The Octagon: UFC's Performance Institute|url=https://frntofficesport.com/inside-the-octagon-ufcs-performance-institute/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Front Office Sports|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305230105/https://frntofficesport.com/inside-the-octagon-ufcs-performance-institute/|url-status=dead}}
History
The Institute was opened in May 2017, and is the world's first mixed martial arts center for innovation, research and training.{{cite news |last1=Pugmire |first1=Lance |title=UFC opens new $12-million performance institute in Las Vegas for fighters |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-sn-ufc-performance-institute-dana-white-ari-emanuel-20170522-story.html |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=22 May 2017}}{{Cite web|title=SportTechie Awards: UFC Performance Institute Is Our 2019 Venue of the Year|url=https://www.sporttechie.com/ufc-performance-institute-sporttechie-awards-sports-technology|access-date=2020-06-09|website=www.sporttechie.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sherdog.com|title=UFC Performance Institute Releases Detailed Journal Analyzing Fighter Tendencies in MMA|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Performance-Institute-Releases-Detailed-Journal-Analyzing-Fighter-Tendencies-in-MMA-138251|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Sherdog}}{{Cite web|last=Raimondi|first=Marc|date=2018-06-24|title=The UFC Performance Institute wants to curtail extreme weight cutting, but answers are hard to come by|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/24/17486578/the-ufc-performance-institute-wants-to-curtail-extreme-weight-cutting-but-answers-hard-to-come-by|access-date=2020-06-10|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}
As many as 400 MMA athletes have visited the center, as well as NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB athletes.{{Cite web|title=UFC Performance Institute|url=http://www.ufc.com/performance-institute/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=UFC Performance Institute|language=en}}
In June 2019, a second facility was opened in Shanghai, China. The official name of the facility is UFC Performance Institute Shanghai.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=2019-06-20|title=UFC opens Performance Institute in Shanghai|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/20/18693742/ufc-opens-performance-institute-in-shanghai|access-date=2021-02-13|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}} It has been used to train athletes from China for the Olympic games.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-02|title=UFC Performance Institute to help Chinese athletes prepare for upcoming Olympic Games {{!}} MMAWeekly.com|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-performance-institute-to-help-chinese-athletes-prepare-for-upcoming-olympic-games|access-date=2021-02-13|language=en-US}}
Two new facilities are proposed for Mexico and Nigeria.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=2022-12-21|title=Performance Institute in Mexico and Nigeria|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9jP23uEeE&ab_channel=ESPNMMA|access-date=2022-12-21|website=ESPN|language=en}}
UFC Performance Institute Mexico will open in Q4 2023.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Dana|date=2023-02-07|title=UFC Performance Institute in Mexico|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-announces-expansion-mexico-performance-institute|access-date=2023-02-16|website=UFC|language=en}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{MMA Team List}}
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Category:Mixed martial arts training facilities