The UFC is making a major investment in China and the future of the promotion in Asia.
A new UFC Performance Institute — the second of its kind — is currently being built in Shanghai, officials told MMA Fighting. The facility, which will be more than 93,000-square feet, will cost $13 million with an annual operating budget in the millions. An official announcement is expected to be made this week, in accordance with the UFC’s card Saturday in Beijing.
The UFC opened the original UFC PI in Las Vegas two years ago, a $14 million facility meant mostly for fighters currently on the roster to go for strength and conditioning, nutrition, physical therapy, rehabilitation and more.