Quicken Loans Arena was selected in July 2014 as the host site for the 2016 Republican National Convention . The arena hosted the first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election , aired by Fox News Channel , on August 6 , 2015 . The convention was held July 18 – 21 , 2016 . Records obtained by the Center for Public Integrity show that Comcast , Microsoft , the American Petroleum Institute , Chevron , Koch Companies Public Sector , PhRMA , and other trade and lobby groups , " funded a limited liability company called ' Friends of the House 2016 LLC ' to pay for " the design and outfitting of an exclusive office , lounge and gathering space , called the ' cloakroom ' , for Republican lawmakers " on the Cleveland Cavaliers practice court Quicken Loans Arena . The Cleveland 2016 Host Committee , who " facilitated construction of the ' cloakroom " space ' , received $ 923,100 from the Friends of the House 2016 LLC . " Cleveland-area native Stipe Miocic defended his heavyweight championship at UFC 203 , which was held at The Q on September 10 , 2016 . WWE hosted their annual pay-per-view Fastlane 2019 at The Q on March 10 , 2019 .
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
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