T-Mobile Arena
The Fortress | |
T-Mobile Arena in 2016 | |
| Former names | Las Vegas Arena (planning/construction) |
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| Address | 3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Location | Paradise, Nevada, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°06′10″N 115°10′42″W / 36.10278°N 115.17833°W |
| Public transit | Las Vegas Monorail at MGM Grand RTC Transit routes 201, 301, 502, 605, 606, 607, 608, 902 |
| Owner |
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| Operator | MGM Resorts International |
| Capacity | Basketball: 18,000 (20,000 with standing room) Boxing/MMA/Pro Wrestling: 20,000 Concerts: 12,000–20,000 Ice hockey: 17,500 (20,000 with standing room) |
| Record attendance | Ice hockey: 19,058 (June 13, 2023) |
| Acreage | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 1, 2014 |
| Opened | April 6, 2016 |
| Construction cost | $375 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | ME Engineers |
| General contractor | Penta Building Group Hunt Construction Group |
| Tenants | |
| Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) (2017–present) Ultimate Fighting Championship (2016–present) Las Vegas Aces (2024–present) (certain games) | |
| Website | |
| t-mobilearena | |
T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), T-Mobile Arena is situated on the Las Vegas Strip behind the New York-New York and Park MGM casino hotels. It's been nicknamed "The Fortress".
T-Mobile Arena has hosted various sports and entertainment events, with the latter including concerts, award shows, and beauty pageants. The arena has also hosted various combat sport events, including mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, and professional wrestling. MMA promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) signed a long-term tenancy agreement with T-Mobile Arena in 2017, under which it agreed to host four events per-year over the next seven years.