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UFC donates $240K to Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada — VIDEO

UFC presented Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada with a donation of $240,000 at an event at UFC headquarters on Jan. 10.

During UFC 229 fight week in Las Vegas, more than $65,000 of the donation was raised at a raffle at T-Mobile Arena.

As part of the partnership, children from Scotland, Ireland, Ohio and Kentucky were flown to Las Vegas and received premium seats for the sold out fight card.

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