More major boxing, wrestling, MMA, rodeo headed to Phoenix area

TL;DR

The Phoenix area will host more major boxing, wrestling, MMA, and rodeo events through a new partnership. TKO Group Holdings has signed a three-year agreement to bring seven events to Arizona.

Key points

Phoenix area to host more major boxing, wrestling, MMA, and rodeo events
Partnership announced on May 12
TKO Group Holdings owns UFC, WWE, and PBR
Seven-event agreement over three years
Events managed by Arizona Sports & Events Alliance

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More major boxing, wrestling, MMA, rodeo headed to Phoenix area

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.”

Players are intoduced before the UCLA Bruins play the South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA women's basketball national championship game at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on April 5, 2026.

The UCLA Bruins celebrate their 79-51 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks to claim the NCAA women's basketball national championship at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on April 5, 2026.