More major boxing, wrestling, MMA, rodeo headed to Phoenix area
Get ready for more UFC, WWE, boxing and rodeo events in the Phoenix area, after a three-year partnership was announced on Tuesday, May 12.
Already one of the top destinations for major live boxing, professional wrestling and Professional Bull Riders rodeo, the Phoenix area is set to host more of those, plus UFC mixed martial arts events through a partnership announced on Tuesday, May 12. TKO Group Holdings, with ownership of UFC, WWE and PBR and managing partner of Zuffa Boxing, has a seven-event-in-three-years agreement with the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance to stage a series of premier sports and entertainment events in Arizona involving those entities. The deal will feature some of TKO’s most high-profile live events.
“We’re excited to build this long-term partnership with the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance to bring some of our biggest events to the state," Peter Dropick, a TKO executive vice president, said in a statement announcing the agreement. “We look forward to creating unforgettable moments for fans across the region over the next three years. ” The Arizona Sports & Events Alliance was a major force in putting on recent events in the Phoenix area, such as this year's Women's Final Four, the 2025 SheBelieves Cup featuring the U.
S. women's national soccer team and the WNBA All-Star Game in 2024. The NBA All-Star Game returns to Phoenix in 2027.
“Arizona has proven time and again that we are built to host the biggest moments in sports and entertainment, and we are proud to join forces with TKO on this multi-year partnership,” said Jay Parry, the president & CEO of the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance. Additional details, including event-specific information, dates, and ticket information will be shared at a later date. WWE already holds multiple events in the Phoenix area each year, and other wrestling outfits such as TNA and AEW have held major shows in town.