WWE intends to open a stadium in Las Vegas for Money in the Bank, but they will settle for a stadium. Allegiant Stadium was traded for the MGM Grand Arena, and Dana White certainly noticed. He also has a large event in town that weekend with the UFC and International Fight Week is a big deal.
Two title marquee fights will be held in UFC 276. Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against Jared Cannonier and Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will fight Max Holloway on the line. On the other hand, WWE doesn''t have anything to offer for Money in the Bank.
Dana White was surprised by WWE''s move while on the Spinnin Backfist MMA Show. He didn''t see it as a surprise, because the International Fight Week is a complex competition in Vegas.
The WWE was likely to look at it, and their ticket prices were much cheaper, and there would be a lot of people in town. International Fight Week is a rough week to do it.
WWE purchased around 17k tickets for Allegiant Stadium, but then moved to a 12k seat arena. The good news is that WWE had no problem completing the MGM Grand, but that doesn''t hinder the fact that moving venues is never an ideal situation to be in.
