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Construction began on the 20th of November 1997 and the facility opened to the public in October 1999. The project replaced the aging McNichols Sports Arena located along Speer Boulevard in downtown Denver.
Ball Corporation acquired the naming rights from PepsiCo on the 22nd of October 2020 through a multi-year deal with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. This agreement made Ball the exclusive sustainability partner responsible for reducing plastic waste across all concessions by 2022.
The Colorado Avalanche won two Stanley Cup Finals series at this location in 2001 and 2022 while playing as the home team. They also secured their first franchise title on the 12th of June 2023 after defeating the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
UFC held its first event at the venue on the 24th of September 2011 under UFC 135 branding featuring Jones versus Rampage. Subsequent fights included Henderson versus Edgar II, Shevchenko versus Peña, and Namajunas versus Cortez in July 2024 alongside ONE Championship events.
WWE cancelled three events on the 18th of May 2009 due to a scheduling dispute when the Nuggets played Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers that same day. Vince McMahon publicly criticized Stan Kroenke for the conflict which led to a segment on the May 25 Raw episode involving impersonators of Kroenke and Jerry Buss.