UFC, in conjunction with the Western Australian Government, today announces a multi-year partnership that will see UFC return to Perth for two blockbuster events, starting with UFC 305 at RAC Arena on Sunday, August 18th. did.
UFC 305 marks the third time Perth has hosted a UFC pay-per-view event following UFC's success UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold in February 2018, and most recently, the record-breaking UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovskiy in February 2023. Under the new agreement, UFC will also be working closely with Tourism WA to bring an additional must-see mix of mixed martial arts (MMA) events in Perth, featuring an exciting UFC Fight Night.
“Perth, we're so excited to be back!” said UFC CEO Dana White. “I can't wait to bring another big pay-per-view to Western Australia after our record-breaking event in 2023. Perth has some of the most passionate fight fans I've ever seen. It's a world-class city – UFC 305 is going to be incredible!”
In February 2023, UFC 284 broke RAC Arena records for revenue and attendance for a sporting event. UFC 284 also broke the U.S. arena record for ticket sales for any event, surpassing that record in September at UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland, held at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena. .
UFC 284 attracted over 9,000 international and interstate visitors to Perth for the major event, delivering an estimated total economic and inflow impact of $42.8 million.
Helping with the announcement today at Scrappy MMA in Willetton was UFC featherweight No. 1 and former champion Alex Volkanovski. Perth native Jack Della Maddalena is #5 in the UFC welterweight division. Steve Arseg, ranked 10th in the UFC flyweight division, is also from Western Australia. Peter Kroschko, UFC Vice President Australia and New Zealand; Your Highness. Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia; Rita Saffioti MLA, Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism.
“The return of the UFC to Perth in 2024 is a major coup for Western Australia, following the huge success of UFC 284, which injected millions of dollars into our economy last year,” Premier Roger Cook said.
“UFC has proven to be a huge attraction with a passionate fan base and we expect thousands of interstate visitors to travel to Perth to watch this blockbuster.
“As Western Australia continues to grow its reputation as a destination for world-class sporting events, and with UFC at the pinnacle of mixed martial arts, UFC 305 is another high-quality spectacle on our event calendar. It represents.”
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Rita Saffioti said: “We are very excited to once again be hosting UFC at the RAC Arena and look forward to UFC 305 being another huge success for WA's tourism and hospitality industry. “
“We know sports fans love coming to Perth to watch high-stakes sporting events at world-class sporting venues. , the UFC 305 knockout fight will take place at the RAC Arena and the Wallabies, with the Springboks at Optus Stadium.”
“We're really excited to be returning to Perth for two exciting UFC events over the next few years,” said Peter Kroschko, UFC vice president of Australia and New Zealand. From our incredible roster, things are only going to get better as we bring our talent to record-breaking events across the country. I would like to thank the WA Government and Tourism Western Australia for making this event possible.”
The fighter pairing for UFC 305 will be announced at a later date.
Since 2010, UFC has held 17 live events in Australia, including Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena, Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena, Perth Arena, Brisbane Entertainment Center and Adelaide Arena. This includes a sold-out show at the Gold Coast Convention Center Entertainment Center. In total, more than 325,000 fans attend these events, and millions watch his PPVs and television broadcasts around the world. The six previous host cities (Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth) have collectively generated more than $64 million in gross gates, with economic impact exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars.
The announcement of a new partnership between the UFC and WA Tourism follows the huge success of last month's WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth, and reflects the key role the WA Government, through WA Tourism, will bring to the region. fulfilled. Two of the world's most iconic sports and entertainment brands, UFC and WWE, combined under TKO Group Holdings in 2023.
