For a while, the UFC’s Mexico City Performance Institute served as a symbol of momentum. It was a cutting-edge home base designed to propel Latin American talent forward, providing hopefuls with actual structure rather than roughing it in scattered gyms. Then the fire happened, and everything changed overnight from progress to uncertainty.

The timing couldn’t have been worse. The UFC was encouraging global growth louder than ever, and suddenly Dana White posted videos of the PI in Mexico, absolutely engulfed in flames. For development fighters who depended on the facility, it wasn’t just scary but destabilizing. It landed them in a pit of uncertainty just when they needed stability the most. But now, months later, there’s finally a piece of good news.

Fighters are finally back training after the Mexico UFC PI burned down

Journalist Rodrigo Del Campo González revealed on X that the UFC’s Latin American development fighters were never idle following the incident. Instead, they have shifted their work to the Mexico Olympic Center in recent months, allowing them to continue their routines even though the Performance Institute remains out of commission.

It’s a minor update on the surface, but it’s significant since the PI wasn’t simply another gym. It was meant to be a facility where prospects could train under the same kind of structure that exists in Las Vegas and Shanghai, with access to sports science, recovery protocols, strength programs, and a professional setting geared to elevate a whole region.

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Back in June, the damage looked severe. According to reports, the fire started in the sauna area, and the images released online made it clear that this would not be a quick fix. The fear was obvious: the UFC’s largest regional investment had been halted, forcing those who needed it the most to stall. But this is where the Olympic Center mattered, as it kept the engine running.

The prospects continued to have a high-performance environment, partners, structure, and discipline, and, most critically, direction. The PI may be wounded, but the program hasn’t collapsed. And for Latin American fighters chasing the UFC dream, that consistency is its own kind of victory. As for the UFC, they are looking to bounce back from the losses this year, and it will likely be topped off with a massive White House event. This event is so big that it just made France tap out!

UFC forces the G7 summit to avoid a clash with the White House event

That bounce-back energy is essentially what the UFC relies on when things go wrong. If the Mexico PI fire was chaos with awful optics, the White House card is the polar opposite: a polished, controlled spectacle at the highest level possible. This is the kind of event that grabs headlines in a jiffy. And now, it has reached a point where world politics must work around it.

France reportedly moved this year’s G7 summit dates to avoid a clash with the UFC event scheduled for June 14 on the White House lawn. The summit at Evian-les-Bains was originally scheduled for June 14-16, but it has now been moved to June 15-17. Officially, Macron’s office called it a result of consultations with partners, but the timing makes the real reason feel pretty obvious. Even the French regional outlet Le Messager pointed it out.

June 14 is not a random date on the UFC calendar. It’s both U.S. Flag Day and Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, with the president publicly promising big fights at the White House. Dana White has already confirmed the event plan is basically locked in, and the UFC expects around 5,000 people on the South Lawn. So, this isn’t just a fight card anymore; it’s a headline so big it’s starting to move the world around it.