TKO Group Holdings has expanded its partnership with the Western Australian government to take four additional UFC and WWE events to Perth over the next two years.
Under a previous agreement with the state government, Perth’s RAC Arena will host a UFC Fight Night event later this year. The city will now host five WWE and UFC events over the next two years.
WWE’s return to Perth will take place across three nights later this year and will feature SmackDown, a premium live event, and Raw.
These events will follow the success of WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth in February 2024, which attracted more than 52,000 fans to Optus Stadium. This marked the first WWE event in Australia since 2018.
Last year, UFC and the Western Australian government agreed a deal to bring two events to Perth over two years. The first event last August attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 14,000 fans and became the highest-grossing event in RAC Arena history.
The second event under this original agreement will be held at RAC Arena later this year. Details for all five upcoming UFC and WWE events at RAC Arena, including ticket on-sale dates, bout cards and participating WWE stars, will be announced in the coming months.
Roger Cook, Premier of Western Australia, said: “The return of UFC and WWE in 2025 is a major coup for Western Australia, following the roaring success of UFC 284 and WWE Elimination Chamber that collectively injected nearly A$50m (£24.5m/€29.6m/$31.2m) into our economy last year.
“Both UFC and WWE have proven to be huge draw cards with a dedicated fan base, and we expect to see thousands of out-of-state visitors travel to Perth to attend these blockbusters.”
Peter Dropick, executive vice-president of event development and operations for TKO, added: “Perth is a world-class city, home to many passionate UFC and WWE fans, and we’re thrilled to expand this partnership with the WA government. Perth’s tourism hospitality is second to none, and UFC and WWE will proudly showcase the city and its wonderful people to the world through our global broadcasts reaching more than one billion homes across 170 countries. We thank Premier Cook and the WA government for making this possible.”
TKO Group Holdings is the parent company of UFC and WWE. TKO announced last May that the two properties’ live events teams would be integrated into one unit.
