Editing Spectrum Center (section)

==Major events==

===College basketball===
As North Carolina is a hotbed for [[college basketball]] thanks to constant success among its major universities, it was expected that the arena would host many [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] basketball games, and that expectation was correct. Notable NCAA basketball games the Spectrum Center has hosted to date include:

*[[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]: 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2024
**The arena hosted the first ever 16–1 upset in the NCAA Tournament since the 64-team field was adopted. The [[UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|UMBC Retrievers]] [[2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game|upset]] the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]] 74–54 on March 16, 2018.
*[[ACC men's basketball tournament]]: 2008, 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlotte, Greensboro Named As Future ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Sites |url=http://www.theacc.com/news/2014/3/27/533438c3e4b01ca5e2e2e75c_131480988512824924.aspx?path=mbball |website=Atlantic Coast Conference | date=27 March 2014 |publisher=www.theacc.com |access-date=August 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Southern Conference]] men's basketball tournament: 2010
*[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA) men's and women's basketball tournaments: 2006–2020.
*The [[Charlotte 49ers]] basketball teams play a number of high-profile games at the arena.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

===Mixed martial arts===
On January 27, 2018, the arena hosted its first [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] event for ''[[UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Erickson|first=Matt|title=UFC on FOX 27 results: 'Jacare' Souza takes out Derek Brunson after head kick in first |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2018/01/ufc-on-fox-27-results-jacare-souza-takes-out-derek-brunson-after-head-kick-in-first |website=[[MMAjunkie.com]] |date=January 27, 2018 |language=en |access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> The promotion returned to the arena on May 13, 2023, for ''[[UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wells|first=Matthew|title=UFC on ABC 4 results: Jailton Almeida smothers, chokes Jairzinho Rozenstruik in first |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/05/ufc-on-abc-4-results-jailton-almeida-submits-jairzinho-rozernstruik-dominating-first-round-finish |website=MMAjunkie.com |date=May 13, 2023 |language=en |access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref>

===Other events===
In 2012, the Spectrum Center hosted the [[2012 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=Denver>{{cite news|last=Spanberg|first=Erik|title=Charlotte to follow Denver as host city of Democratic National Convention|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2011/02/01/dnc.html|publisher=[[American City Business Journals|Denver Business Journal]]|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> In 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> It was scheduled to host the [[2017 NBA All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Ananth|last=Pandian|title=Report: Charlotte will host 2017 NBA All-Star Game|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25221691/report-charlotte-will-host-2017-nba-all-star-game|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Ken|title=Carolina Hurricanes to Host 2011 NHL All-Star Game|url=http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524489|website=Carolina Hurricanes|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref> but was removed as host on July 21, 2016, due to the league's opposition against [[North Carolina]]'s [[Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act]] signed by then-Governor [[Pat McCrory]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahoney|first=Brian|title=NBA moving All-Star Game out of Charlotte, cites LGBT law|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/07/21/nba-moving-all-star-game-out-of-charlotte-cites-lgbt-law/index.html|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/21/all-star-game-charlotte-bathroom-bill-moved-new-orleans|title=NBA All-Star Game pulled from Charlotte over HB2 law|date=21 July 2016|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> The league said consideration for Charlotte to host in 2019 would remain if the [[North Carolina State Legislature]] and current [[List of Governors of North Carolina|Governor]] [[Roy Cooper]] made changes to the act that were satisfactory to the league. On May 24, 2017, Charlotte and the arena were officially announced as hosts of the [[2019 NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/05/24/charlotte-2019-nba-all-star|title=Charlotte to host NBA All-Star 2019 - NBA.com|first=Official|last=release|website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> The arena was originally scheduled to host the [[2020 Republican National Convention]], but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the event was scaled back with Day 1 events taking place at the [[Charlotte Convention Center]] and the remainder of the convention being held virtually.