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T-Mobile Arena

Opened:Apr. 6, 2016Home Team:Vegas Golden Knights
Owners:Anschutz Entertainment Group (42.5%)
MGM Resorts International (42.5%)
Bill Foley (15%)
Capacity:17,500
Location:3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NVFormer Names:Las Vegas Arena 
(planning/construction)

T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on Apr. 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 sports 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.

Las Vegas Expansion, NHL, Hockey, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Jersey
Grand opening of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, April 6, 2016 (THW Archives)

First Games

  • Oct. 7, 2016 – Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings “Frozen Fury”
  • Oct. 8, 2016 – Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings “Frozen Fury”

Notable Events

  • Stanley Cup Final – 2018, 2023
  • NHL Awards – 2017
  • NHL Expansion Draft – 2017
  • NHL All-Star Weekend – 2022
  • U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game – 2022
  • NCAA Frozen Four – 2026
  • WWE Money in the Bank – 2016
  • WWE Elimination Chamber – 2018
  • UFC 200, UFC 202, UFC 207, UFC 209, UFC 213, UFC 216, UFC 219, UFC 222, UFC 226, UFC 229, UFC 235, UFC 239, UFC 245, UFC 246, UFC 248, UFC 264, UFC 266, UFC 269, UFC 272, UFC 276, UFC 279, UFC 282, UFC 285, UFC 290
  • Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Professional Bull Riders World Finals – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Sources