{"id":307909,"date":"2024-09-13T02:34:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T07:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dana-white-credits-tom-brady-w-historic-ufc-noche-card-at-sphere"},"modified":"2024-09-13T02:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T07:35:42","slug":"dana-white-credits-tom-brady-w-historic-ufc-noche-card-at-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dana-white-credits-tom-brady-w-historic-ufc-noche-card-at-sphere","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Credit Tom Brady W\/ Historic UFC Noche Card At Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"60.4884015183\">\n<section id=\"cb-a35912cc7da2dafd49a7d71ce38f8bbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-37bc9c39-7e51-495a-9fce-6937f78199a7-994299665-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-37bc9c39-7e51-495a-9fce-6937f78199a7-994299665-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dana White\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/16by9\/2024\/09\/11\/9910ecf3739b49de96ca59e8bb84278f_md.jpg\" alt=\"091124_dana_white_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a35912cc7da2dafd49a7d71ce38f8bbd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3365147d9588ccfd8fac58d65060a0bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.8134920635\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dana-white\/\"><strong>Dana White<\/strong><\/a> and the UFC are hosting one of their most ambitious cards ever at the Sphere on Saturday &#8212; and that&#8217;s saying something for a guy who built an entire &#8220;Fight Island&#8221; &#8212; an event the UFC honcho tells us wouldn&#8217;t be happening without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tom-brady\/\"><strong>Tom Brady<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3365147d9588ccfd8fac58d65060a0bc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7711182a643781352f16b02afd132bf8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>White joined <strong>Babcock<\/strong> on <strong>TMZ Sports TV show<\/strong> (airs nightly on <strong>FS1<\/strong>) this week &#8230; where he revealed TB12 was the inspo behind the first-ever Sphere sporting event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7711182a643781352f16b02afd132bf8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5ae7926fe08b433d26e012dacd7613f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;I went to the Sphere with Tom Brady. He invited me to come to U2 with him. Had Brady not invited me, I wouldn&#8217;t even have been to the Sphere yet. It&#8217;s almost like this was meant to be,&#8221; the UFC CEO said of the mega event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5ae7926fe08b433d26e012dacd7613f2--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6a54a9c8e767d7b9e1de912086eacbe5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240228_585760816be04b8ea9ac6531e5470404\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5c0eb3e7-5eca-41cd-9f59-316bee31bf46\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/58\/4by3\/2024\/02\/28\/585760816be04b8ea9ac6531e5470404_md.jpg\" alt=\"the sphere\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6a54a9c8e767d7b9e1de912086eacbe5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3de4f32c8d9ffd9d0f156e88b69090b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>FYI, the Sphere is a state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas that offers an incredibly unique, immersive viewing experience unlike anything the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3de4f32c8d9ffd9d0f156e88b69090b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ae3310282dcd5ee0b8fe8c4322dee3e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>In fact, White says his fight promotion is under contract with MGM, and if not for a dispute, UFC 306 almost certainly would&#8217;ve gone down at T-Mobile Arena &#8212; which is owned in part by the casino giant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ae3310282dcd5ee0b8fe8c4322dee3e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-351b4bf3d4d5698c58482afe21383a35\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;No matter how it plays out, this was supposed to happen. It&#8217;s a one-and-done. I&#8217;m under contract with [MGM] and I&#8217;ll be back with [them] after this event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-351b4bf3d4d5698c58482afe21383a35--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c609838a4bbf0cc79efcf00b69099e42\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.6515151515\">\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard about Saturday&#8217;s UFC 306 card, AKA Noche UFC &#8212; which comes on Mexican Independence Day weekend &#8212; it goes down September 14 in Sin City &#8230; and features two title fights, including a matchup pitting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sean-omalley\/\"><strong>&#8220;Suga&#8221; Sean O&#8217;Malley<\/strong><\/a> vs. <strong>Merab Dvalishvili<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c609838a4bbf0cc79efcf00b69099e42--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e0572298548c841ae64130c24a3d06cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240912_0d68838fd316410a976ec34cc1817207\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5c0eb3e7-5eca-41cd-9f59-316bee31bf46\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0d\/4by3\/2024\/09\/12\/0d68838fd316410a976ec34cc1817207_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sean O\u2019Malley in the ring\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e0572298548c841ae64130c24a3d06cd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3caa2d309c0e541c6f8a948081c16d10\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Dana says the ultimate goal was to celebrate the Mexican heritage &#8230; and what the people have brought to the world of fighting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3caa2d309c0e541c6f8a948081c16d10--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fcf8f80438ddf8175cd9fbc23ccde250\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>&#8220;I call it my love letter to the Mexican people on Mexican Independence Day. We&#8217;re going to talk about their traditions, their culture, their history, and their contributions to combat sports,&#8221; White told us.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fcf8f80438ddf8175cd9fbc23ccde250--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d3bea565a6183cd4b5810a7fd0792559\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6e278b7c-0bfb-438c-8ba0-72587b1cd588-409191468-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6e278b7c-0bfb-438c-8ba0-72587b1cd588-409191468-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0f\/16by9\/2024\/09\/12\/0f0fe072340346a9ba98cf810bd99b72_md.jpg\" alt=\"091224_ufcespanol-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3bea565a6183cd4b5810a7fd0792559--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-beb9c4291bffae83342ff1dd2c8ba4e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Doing all that wasn&#8217;t cheap &#8230; but Dana says it looks like the promotion is in for a historic night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-beb9c4291bffae83342ff1dd2c8ba4e0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac5eaf507ead2377d2b6982b84b53572\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m 20 million into this thing but pre-buys, we&#8217;ve had the biggest pre-buys ever in UFC history for any event we&#8217;ve ever done. And the gate&#8217;s looking like it&#8217;s going to be $23 million, which is the biggest gate we&#8217;ve ever done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac5eaf507ead2377d2b6982b84b53572--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-00c6f9692c20e3baf14ac334de9d9ebc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Check out the full interview with Dana &#8230; he gets into what viewers at home can expect from the event, and he also previews a few of the fights he&#8217;s most excited about.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-00c6f9692c20e3baf14ac334de9d9ebc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2f552d02bf704cb6051fee78e3eac9c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>And remember, if you dig it, you can thank the G.O.A.T.!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2f552d02bf704cb6051fee78e3eac9c2--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/13\/dana-white-credits-tom-brady-ufc-noche-sphere\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content TMZSports.com Dana White and the UFC are hosting one of their most ambitious cards ever at the Sphere on Saturday &#8212; and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-307909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307909\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}