T-Mobile Arena

This article is about the arena in Las Vegas. Not to be confused with T-Mobile Center, T-Mobile Park, or G-Mobile Arena.

T-Mobile Arena
The Fortress
T-Mobile Arena in 2016
T-Mobile Arena is located in Las Vegas Strip
T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena
Location in Paradise
T-Mobile Arena is located in Nevada
T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena
Location in Nevada
T-Mobile Arena is located in the United States
T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesLas Vegas Arena (planning/construction)
Address3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard
LocationParadise, Nevada, United States
Coordinates36°06′10″N 115°10′42″W / 36.10278°N 115.17833°W / 36.10278; -115.17833
Public transitMonorail Las Vegas Monorail
at MGM Grand
Bus interchange RTC Transit routes 201, 301, 502, 605, 606, 607, 608, 902
Owner
OperatorMGM Resorts International[2]
CapacityOverall: 20,000
Basketball: 18,000
Boxing/MMA/Pro Wrestling: 20,000
Ice hockey: 17,500
Concerts: 12,000–20,000[3]
Acreage16 acres (6.5 ha)
Construction
Broke groundMay 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-01)
OpenedApril 6, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-06)
Construction cost$375 million
ArchitectPopulous
Project managerICON Venue Group
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Services engineerME Engineers
General contractorPenta Building Group
Hunt Construction Group
Tenants
Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) (2017–present)
Ultimate Fighting Championship (2016–present)
Las Vegas Aces (2024)
Website
t-mobilearena.com

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 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.

  1. ^ Kaplan, Daniel (October 3, 2016). "NHL's Vegas owner buys share of arena". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Form 10-K: Annual Report (Report). MGM Resorts International. March 1, 2018. p. 72 – via EDGAR.
  3. ^ "Quick Facts". T-Mobile Arena. Retrieved July 6, 2016.