Night of Expectations
Hours Before UFC 311, the first PPV of 2025, the main mixed martial arts league on the planet, a back injury while losing the last kilos of weight, Arman Tsarukyan ruined the first big fight of the new year. Islam Makhachev, lightweight champion, will star against Renato Moicano, last-minute substitute. What was going to be a party became a sad change in the modern Intuit Dome. The octagon will decide if the show changes or if it will continue to be a night to remember.
An Unbeatable Night
As a wrapper, the night will be unbeatable. The UFC 311 will finally be the landing at the Intuit Dome. And that is a spectacle in itself. If after the summer of 2024 the company premiered the Las Vegas Sphere on the Mexican night, the new Californian pavilion is not far behind. It is less groundbreaking, but it is probably the best representative of the stadiums of the future. It has everything and aims to host the best events on the planet. Olympic Games, All-Star, concerts…
A Sports Revolution
The house of Clippers in the NBA are coming to radically change the game. It was worth about $2 billion and is dominated by an incredible double-sided digital screen called ‘Halo Board’. Its extension includes five basketball courts, a swimming pool, a plaza with bars, restaurants, and shops. And whoever can go won’t have to worry about many things, since there is a charger in every seat in the venue and 1,400 bathrooms. Nobody will stand in line here. Not even to drink and eat, since there is a system to offer food without having to wait.
A Lot at Stake
In addition, it will have eyes on it for being the first major event in Los Angeles after the terrible fires that hit the heart of the city. The UFC considered changing its headquarters and ‘pulling’ its regular T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the show continued in Los Angeles. There was a lot at stake, although without Tsarukyan there will be less expectation. Number 1, Islam Makhachev, starts as almost undisputed favorite in a new defense of his world championship belt.
Exciting the Fan
For the Intuit Dome, there will also be another fight. That of exciting the fan. The Las Vegas Sphere changed the game and between each fight a kind of movie was shown that drove the fans crazy. If Los Angeles wants to live up to it, it will have to bet big on its UFC 311. The night will tell.