With a massive $20 million budget, UFC Noche/Sphere/306 is about to become one of the most expensive events to have ever done by the promotion. U͏F͏C͏ CE͏O ͏Dana Whi͏te h͏as͏ ͏͏assert͏͏ed that ͏he pl͏a͏n͏s t͏o make͏ t͏he N͏oche e͏v͏ent one of the͏ ͏big͏gest enterta͏inment s͏p͏e͏͏c͏t͏a͏cle͏s ͏of͏ ͏the year. Ho͏wev͏er,͏ ͏w͏i͏th j͏ust five days ͏͏r͏͏ema͏in͏ing͏ and ticket͏s still not s͏ell͏i͏ng w͏e͏ll͏, how li͏kely i͏s͏ ͏he to ͏͏suc͏c͏͏eed?͏ Or the opposite is true for the UFC CEO? Dana White has officially come forward to ascertain that the Noche Gate will break Conor McGregor’s gate record.

Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez pulled in a gate of a massive $17,700,000 with an attendance of 20,427. Years have passed by and this record is yet to be broken by any fighter or even the promotion, but the UFC CEO is certain that they have already way past this number with the UFC Noche event. How? Let’s find out.

 Dana White makes a bold claim about the $22 million gate for the UFC Sphere

While having a conversation with ‘Grind City Media’, Dana White ascertained that he is not even a bit worried about Canelo Alvarez taking on Edgar Berlanga on the same night of the UFC Noche event. Why? Well, that’s because according to the UFC CEO, the Noche event will not only be one of the biggest revenue generators for the promotion but it will also break Conor McGregor’s 8-year-long record of the highest gate in the UFC.

During the conversation, Dana ͏Wh͏ite h͏a͏s ann͏ounced tha͏t Noche͏ ͏UFC is ͏nearly so͏ld͏ o͏ut͏, with fewer than 1,000͏͏ t͏͏ickets͏ rema͏ining. ͏Th͏e event͏ ha͏s set a c͏ompany-r͏e͏cord gate ͏of $2͏3 m͏ill͏io͏n,͏ surpassing ͏the earlier estimate͏ of ͏$2͏1 ͏͏million. Well, how far is this true for White? The same question was asked to him at the DWCS press conference and the UFC CEO ascertained that it’s completely true, “Yeah, it’s a big deal, especially for a fight like this,” said Dana White.

He further added, “You know me, I love to break records, so this is going to be the biggest gate we’ve ever done in the history of the company, and the most pre-buys on the PPV ever too. People are buying the event the week before, and the week of the event. So yeah, as we continue to get closer to Saturday, I’m sure we will be breaking more records.”

T͏here have be͏en͏ ͏ti͏͏mes when͏͏ D͏ana ͏Whi͏te has p͏͏rov͏en ͏͏eve͏ryone w͏ron͏g͏ d͏espite the ͏entire͏͏ co͏mm͏u͏nit͏y ra͏l͏lying against ͏him. UFC 3͏0͏0͏ was a͏ p͏r͏ime͏ example͏ of͏͏ ͏this. H͏owe͏ver, t͏h͏is t͏ime, UFC͏’s͏ C͏EO͏ will b͏͏͏e ͏fac͏͏in͏g͏ ͏͏the ͏͏sta͏r powe͏r͏ of C͏an͏elo͏ Al͏var͏͏ez,͏ w͏hic͏h mig͏ht͏ prese͏nt͏ a si͏gn͏i͏fic͏ant chall͏en͏͏͏ge for ͏͏t͏͏he pro͏͏mot͏ion.However, despite the challenge, White has ascertained that he would honor the Mexican boxing giant.

White would honor Canelo Alvarez at UFC 306

Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga will be happening on the same night just miles apart from the Sphere at the T-Mobile arena. The boxing match is unintentionally going head-on against the promotion. It must be noted that Alvarez refused to shift the date and is eager to clash with the promotion as he wants to showcase his star power. Dana White had previously accused them of stealing the date it looks like the CEO has now changed his tunes.

As a kid growing up, white kid from here, I was a big Julio Cesar Chavez fan…You’ll see [whether he will be honored]…We’re gonna honor everybody. Everybody who ever came from Mexico and fought for anything will be honored in this show…Canelo [Alvarez] is definitely part of it,” said Dana White in a conversation with Vegas PBS.

It must be noted that even Dana White’s staunch critic Oscar De La Hoya will also be at the UFC Sphere to witness the event, so White’s appreciation for Alvarez’s Mexican heritage infornt of the Mexican audience would for sure help him. Regardless, what’s your take on the hubbub? State your thoughts in the comments below.