UFC 306 AT THE MSG SPHERE

The team at Krygon Studio’s had the pleasure of working with Factory Fifteen’s Paul Nicholls who directed one of the pre-fight films for UFC 306 within the Sphere in Las Vegas, a landmark sporting event on Mexican Independence Day. The idea was that each of the 5 main event fights would be preceded by a 90-second film that spoke of Mexican history and culture. 

Our film (which was crafted with co-production from Nexus Studios) focussed on the rituals and traditions of Mexican culture. We designed an ancient cave, filled with Day of the Dead offerings, large-scale carnival puppets, crafts, ancient ritualistic artifacts, and ceremonial structures. 

Our story through this cave starts from a single flame, and pulls backward, revealing more and more through the animation of candles and fire, before exiting a giant sugar skull, carved into the rock: a symbol of Mexico designed to leave the audience in awe.