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Mandalay Bay Events Center

Evo 2017 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.jpg
The Mandalay Bay Events Center during Evo 2017.

Address 3950 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Location
Paradise, Nevada 89119
Coordinates 36°5′26.44″N 115°10′44.33″W / 36.0906778°N 115.1789806°W / 36.0906778; -115.1789806
Owner MGM Resorts International
Type Arena
Capacity 12,000
Construction
Built 1998
Opened March 2, 1999; 20 years ago (March 2, 1999)
Tenants

Las Vegas Aces (WNBA) (2018–present)
Website
Official website

Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000-seat indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International and hosts a number of various music, basketball, boxing and mixed martial arts events.




Contents






  • 1 Sports


  • 2 Entertainment events


  • 3 In popular culture


  • 4 References





Sports


The Events Center hosts boxing matches, including the high-profile Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah Light welterweight title unification match on July 23, 2011.


As of July 2018, the Mandalay Bay Events Center has held 31 Ultimate Fighting Championship events, starting with UFC 33, and most recently, UFC Fight Night 88. It held the largest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) weigh-in show in history in conjunction with International Fight week and held 10,000 fans.[2]


The 999th episode of WWE Raw was held at the arena on July 16, 2012, the first time the WWE played at Mandalay Bay.


The first National Basketball Association game on the Las Vegas Strip since 1981 was at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on October 6, 2012, a preseason contest between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers. The teams returned for preseason games in 2013 and 2014. In 2016, it hosted the NCAA Men's basketball postseason tournament Vegas 16. The NBA and WNBA officially announced on October 17, 2017 that the San Antonio Stars would relocate from San Antonio, Texas and would be playing at the Mandalay Bay Events Center starting in the 2018 season as the Las Vegas Aces. They played their first home game on May 27, 2018.[3]


The 2016 Spring North American League of Legends Championship Series Finals were hosted at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 16 and 17, 2016.


The Grand Finals of Evo 2016, Evo 2017, and Evo 2018 were hosted in the Mandalay Bay Events Center.


The WNBA All-Star Game will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in July 2019.



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Rock band Journey performed at the arena in December 2000 which was filmed for the Journey 2001 DVD.


It has hosted the Latin Grammy Awards six times. The Latin Grammys were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in 2007 and from 2009 to 2013.[33]VH1 held the first two Rock Honors ceremonies in this facility in 2006 and 2007.


It was the host of Yanni's Yanni Live! The Concert Event, in 2006.


The arena hosted Crüe Fest on August 1, 2008.


It played host to 311's biennial 3-11 Day concert on March 11, 2010. The band played four sets with 60 songs total.


The arena hosted the 2010 revival of the Lilith Fair on July 9.


On August 23, 2010 the arena served as the venue for Miss Universe 2010 where at the conclusion of the event Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned as the winner.


January 28, 2011, Ozzy Osbourne performed as part of his tour for his new album Let Me Hear You Scream.


The cast of Glee were there on the first stop on their Glee Live! In Concert! tour on May 21, 2011.


On May 14, 2017 the arena hosted Miss USA 2017 pageant.[34]


The 25th Billboard Latin Music Awards was held in the Events Center on April 26, 2018.[35]



In popular culture




  • Rocky Balboa, 2006 (the final boxing match)[36]


  • Yanni Live! The Concert Event, 2006



References





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Events and tenants
Preceded by
AT&T Center
Home of the
Las Vegas Aces
2018–beyond
 Succeeded by
Current Arena
Preceded by
Taube Tennis Center
Fed Cup
Final Four venue
2000
 Succeeded by
Juan Carlos I Park
Preceded by
Continental Airlines Arena
Ultimate Fighting Championship venue
UFC 33
 Succeeded by
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Preceded by
Imperial Ballroom at Atlantis Paradise Island
Miss Universe Venue
2010
 Succeeded by
Credicard Hall
Preceded by
T-Mobile Arena
Miss USA Venue
2017
 Succeeded by
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum














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