31-814: 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. T-Mobile Arena has hosted various sports and entertainment events, with
62-490: A soft opening on March 31, 2016. In 2016, the National Hockey League awarded an expansion team to a Las Vegas ownership group led by Bill Foley , with T-Mobile Arena as its home venue. As part of the team's lease, Foley negotiated an option to buy a stake in the arena from MGM and AEG. He exercised that option in September 2016, buying a 15 percent interest for around $ 35 million. During its construction, T-Mobile Arena
93-454: A major league-ready stadium without a guaranteed franchise to play on it would be feasible given the enduring financial crisis . The original plans were to break ground in June 2008 and finish the arena in 2010, but by 2009, it was revealed that the stalled project had not even done a traffic study despite being located near a busy intersection. In 2010, the plans were changed to use an area behind
124-528: A multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with
155-575: A number of major sporting events have been held at the arena, including boxing matches such as Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin and Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor . By virtue of the Golden Knights winning the 2017–18 Western Conference finals , it also played host to three games of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals , between the Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals , including the cup-clinching fifth game which awarded
186-538: A seven-year agreement to become an official tenant of T-Mobile Arena. The promotion agreed to host at least four events per-year at the facility, in exchange for receiving permanent retail space and signage. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals moved to T-Mobile Arena in 2016, moving from the Thomas & Mack Center , followed by the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament , which moved from
217-624: A significant minority stake in French Ligue 1 club Lorient , creating a partnership with Bournemouth. On October 11, 2023, the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) announced Foley as the preferred bidder to be the owner of a new A-Leagues expansion club, based in Auckland , New Zealand . The APL officially confirmed the new team would be awarded a licence under Foley's ownership on 21 November, 2023 with
248-615: A time, he lived in Ottawa , Ontario , when his father was posted in the United States Air Force there. Foley played shinny , an informal type of ice hockey, and started a lifelong appreciation for the sport. Foley attended the United States Military Academy . While a cadet, he made $ 40,000 on the stock market, which he invested in during his spare time. Upon graduating from West Point, Foley
279-634: Is a financial supporter of the American politician Donald Trump. While Foley was living in Jacksonville, Florida , he explored buying the National Football League 's Jacksonville Jaguars , before the team was acquired by Shahid Khan . In June 2016, Foley and Black Knight Sports & Entertainment was awarded a National Hockey League expansion franchise that became the Vegas Golden Knights . The Golden Knights began play in
310-421: Is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate
341-406: Is an American businessman and former attorney, specializing in financial services. He is chairman of Fidelity National Financial , Cannae Holdings and Black Knight Financial Services , and vice chairman of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) . Foley is the lead investor, chairman, and CEO of Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, a consortium that owns the Vegas Golden Knights . He
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#1732771781151372-484: Is managing general partner of Black Knight Football and Entertainment, which owns Premier League club AFC Bournemouth , A-League club Auckland FC , and a stake in French Ligue 2 club Lorient , and Scottish Premiership club Hibernian . As of 2023, he had an estimated net worth of US$ 1.6 billion according to Forbes . Growing up, Foley mostly lived in Texas with his family and extended family, who were ranchers. For
403-485: The 2017–18 season at the new T-Mobile Arena , and also acquired a minority ownership of the facility. Foley pledged to win a Stanley Cup in six seasons, and the Golden Knights made good on that promise in 2023. In 2020, Black Knight Sports & Entertainment purchased an American Hockey League franchise to act as a development team for the Golden Knights, relocating the San Antonio Rampage to become
434-830: The Henderson Silver Knights . The Silver Knights played out of the Orleans Arena until the Dollar Loan Center , which is operated by Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, is complete in 2022. In 2021, Foley announced Black Knight Sports & Entertainment had purchased an expansion team in the Indoor Football League to begin play in 2022 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada . On August 23, 2021,
465-607: The Imperial Palace . However, given the financing would require a special taxation district, opposition from Clark County regarding using public money in the project stalled it even further. AEG eventually backed out completely by 2012, once MGM Resorts International came up with their own project using a terrain behind the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts. This attracted AEG primarily for not relying on public funding. MGM and AEG announced their joint arena plan on March 1, 2013. Plans were further fleshed out over
496-580: The Latin Grammy Awards , and the Miss USA beauty pageant. It is also a stop on many national concert tours, and hosts Strait to Vegas , a concert residency by George Strait . WWE hosted the first professional wrestling event at the arena in June 2016, with its Money in the Bank pay-per-view. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) made its debut at the arena with Double or Nothing in 2022, which
527-783: The MGM Grand Garden Arena . The PBR World Finals were held at T-Mobile Arena from 2016 to 2019, and again in 2021. Since 2022, the arena is home to the PBR Team Series Championship. The UNLV men's basketball team played at least one game at T-Mobile Arena in each of the first three seasons after the venue's opening. The Runnin' Rebels played and lost to Duke in December 2016, defeated Rice and Utah in successive games in November 2017, and defeated BYU in November 2018. The Las Vegas Aces of
558-597: The WNBA have played several games at T-Mobile Arena since 2023. The team drew 17,406 spectators to their first game at T-Mobile Arena, played on September 10, 2023, against the Phoenix Mercury , and also hosted a WNBA Playoffs game at the arena three days later. The Aces' primary home at Michelob Ultra Arena was unavailable due to a scheduling conflict. Two 2024 regular season games will be played at T-Mobile Arena. In addition to Golden Knights games and UFC events,
589-681: The Capitals their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The arena hosted three games of the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals between the Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers , culminating in a 9-3 Game 5 win for the Golden Knights on June 13, 2023. The arena has hosted nationally televised entertainment events such as the Academy of Country Music Awards , the Billboard Music Awards , the iHeartRadio Music Festival ,
620-470: The demolition of existing buildings, and excavation of an oval area for the arena. The final steel beam of the structure was placed on May 27, 2015. In January 2016, T-Mobile US announced that it had acquired the naming rights to the new arena in a multi-year contract. The arena held its grand opening on April 6, 2016, with a concert by Las Vegas natives The Killers , Shamir and Wayne Newton . Country music artists Martina McBride and Cam performed at
651-464: The facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for
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#1732771781151682-490: The following months with the announcement of a $ 100-million pedestrian shopping area, The Park, to serve as a gateway to the arena, and the retention of prominent sports architecture firm Populous to design the project. Other firms on the project include: the ICON Venue Group, Thornton Tomasetti , ME Engineers, Penta Building Group and Hunt Construction Group . The project broke ground on May 1, 2014, followed by
713-469: The joint venture announced they would build a 20,000 seat stadium behind the Bally's and Paris casino-hotels. Caesars Entertainment had previously envisioned using the location to build a baseball park , but the company's buyout by Harrah's cancelled the plans. Through the following year, Harrah's became uncertain on continuing with the project, not knowing if AEG would split the costs, and whether building
744-597: 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. The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) first tried to build an arena in Las Vegas in association with Harrah's Entertainment . In 2007,
775-602: The men's team being introduced for the 2024–25 A-League Men and the women's team competing from 2025–26 onwards. At an AGM held in February 2024, Black Knight ratified a deal to become a significant minority shareholder in Scottish football club Hibernian . The result of this deal is that Black Knight will be acquiring 25% of Hibs for a £6 million investment, while the Gordon family will retain its majority control (60%) of
806-546: The team unveiled their name and logo as the Vegas Knight Hawks . On December 13, 2022, a group of investors led by Foley completed a deal to purchase Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth , with Foley assuming the role of chairman. Ahead of the deal, he was present at one of Bournemouth's Premier League matches vs Leicester City , with the Cherries winning 2–1. On January 13, 2023, Foley acquired
837-538: The type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of the larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but
868-587: The usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such a location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". William P. Foley William P. Foley II (born December 29, 1944)
899-694: Was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force, where during his career he negotiated million-dollar defense contracts with Boeing . After leaving the Air Force, Foley moved into corporate law upon earning his J.D. from the University of Washington in 1974. Later he bought and revitalized the then struggling title insurance firm Fidelity National Financial. He later invested in wineries, golf courses, hotels, ski resorts, steak houses, fast-food restaurants and auto parts manufacturers. Foley
930-503: Was pointed to as the home arena for a possible National Hockey League expansion team in Las Vegas. The expansion bid was approved and announced by the NHL on June 22, 2016; the new team, the Vegas Golden Knights , began play in the 2017–18 season. The Ultimate Fighting Championship 's first event at the venue was UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes , held on July 9, 2016. In March 2017, the UFC signed
961-527: Was the promotion's first event to exceed $ 1 million in gate revenue. The semifinals and final game of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament were held at T-Mobile Arena. The Arena is scheduled to host the tournament again in 2024 now branded as the NBA Cup . 38. Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/gervonta-davis-vs-ryan-garcia-fight-pay-per-view-numbers-live-gate-exceed-expectations-in-las-vegas/ Indoor arena An arena