MEXICO CITY -- Fans in Mexico can circle Dec. 7 as yet another date on a packed sports calendar. That's when the NBA’s reigning MVP, Russell Westbrook, and his Oklahoma City Thunder will make the trip down south to face the Brooklyn Nets at the Mexico City Arena. That's just two-and-a-half weeks after the NFL’s reigning Super Bowl MVP, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, faces the Oakland Raiders at the Estadio Azteca.
In the last 12 months, Mexico has hosted an NFL Monday night game, two UFC mixed martial arts events, an F1 Mexico Grand Prix, a WWE Live event, two regular-season NBA games, a PGA World Golf Championship tournament, a group stage in the World Baseball Classic and a NCAA basketball holiday tournament.