Probably much to the delight of Dana White, Noche UFC was recognized at the Sports Emmys.
During the 46th annual awards show, Noche UFC, also known as UFC 306, won two Sports Emmys for Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty, as well as Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction. Senior creative director Craig Borsari accepted the awards on behalf of the UFC.
Noche UFC took place last September at Sphere in Las Vegas. It was themed around celebrating Mexican Independence Day. The main event featured Merab Dvalishvili dethroning Sean O’Malley to become bantamweight champion. In the co-headliner, Valentina Shevchenko regained her UFC flyweight title by defeating Alexa Grasso in their trilogy bout.
White revealed that the event cost more than $20 million. He had big goals of winning numerous awards, and part of his vision has already come true.
“So my goal in this thing is to be nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Grammy,” White said the week of Noche UFC. “So, yes, there will be a documentary.”
The Sphere used next-gen technology to display the film, “For Mexico, For All Time,” which was told in six, 90-second chapters throughout the pay-per-view portion of the event.
