An Ultimate Fighting Champion franchise chain owned by former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, commonly known as "A-Rod," has signed a lease at Miami's Doral Square retail center.
Rodriguez's UFC Gym will sit in the 150,000-square-foot shopping center located on the southeast corner of Doral Boulevard and 87th Avenue, which is in its final stages of construction. This is the fifth South Florida UFC Gym location, with one soon to open in Pembroke Pines and others in Kendall, Midtown and North Miami.
The 36,5000-square-foot space for UFC Gym was originally leased by 24 Hour Fitness, but the company declared bankruptcy shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. Rod Castan of The Courtelis Co., who represented Miami-based real estate developer Terra in the deal, says UFC Gym quickly stepped in, negotiated the lease and completed the deal last fall.
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Raychel Lean
Raychel Lean is ALM's Florida bureau chief, overseeing the Daily Business Review. Email her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter via @raychellean.
