The UFC’s ambitions to capture the China market were on full display
today with the opening of the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai.To
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Nearly three times bigger than the original UFC Performance Institute in
Las Vegas, the 93,000 square-foot facility will serve as a training hub
to develop and support the next generation of MMA athletes from
mainland China and the greater Asia-Pacific region.
The building will also see the UFC move its headquarters back to China after several years in Singapore.
The grand opening of UFC Performance Institute Shanghai comes as UFC
prepares for its third live event in China this August that will mark a
series of “firsts” for the company.On Saturday, 31 August, UFC will make
its debut in Shenzhen – the company’s third live event in Mainland
China in three years.
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang will be held at Universiade Sports
Centre and feature the first-ever UFC championship fight held in China –
as well as the first-ever Chinese athlete to compete for a UFC title.
UFC Shenzhen will be headlined by a strawweight championship showdown,
as newly crowned champion Jessica Andrade looks to defend her title for
the first time against no. 6-ranked contender Zhang Weili.
Andrade (20-6) is the no. 15-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world
and is on a mission to build her legacy as the new champion by stopping
Zhang’s 19-fight win streak.Zhang (19-1) is the highest-ranked Chinese
UFC athlete in history and has had 16 of 19 wins via finish, including
nine by KO and seven by submission, with 10 first-round finishes.
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