UFC CEO Dana White was determined to make the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford showdown nothing short of spectacular. After all, this was his first boxing event ahead of the official launch of his Zuffa Boxing league next year. According to a report obtained by Ariel Helwani, TKO Group—the parent company of UFC and WWE—shelled out an eye-popping $1.75 million to the UNLV Rebels football team for one simple reason.

White wanted the Rebels to move their scheduled Saturday night game, clearing the way for the fight to take place that evening. Even though White doesn’t like Stadium fights, Allegiant Stadium was the ideal venue for Canelo-Crawford. But as White revealed in an interview with BSalSportsGuy, the push for that specific venue came from Turki Alalshikh. To make it happen, White c

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