The Call of Duty League (CDL) announced that the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend 2026 will take place at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by FaZe Vegas.
Located in Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the multi-use Michelob ULTRA Arena has a seating capacity of 10,000 – 12,000, depending on configuration. For the first time FaZe Vegas will serve as the host for the competition and handle production, with the support of its various sponsors and partners.
The CDL Championship was last hosted In Las Vegas in 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Centre. The 2025 CDL Championships were hosted in the Waterloo Region (near the Greater Toronto Area), marking the very first time that a Call of Duty esports event had been hosted outside of the United States.
FaZe Vegas also announced separately a presale for tickets for the championship weekend; fans who signed up at fazevegas.com were given the chance to get early notification when the pre-sale would kick off. Pre-sale access opened at 10AM CST, while public on-sale was set for 3PM CST.
CDL released its competitive roadmap for 2026 in September 2025, revealing that CDL Major I would take place in Dallas (hosted by Optic Texas), followed by Major II at DreamHack Birmingham, from March 27 – 29, Major III in Atlanta, Major IV in Paris, and Championship Weekend in Las Vegas.
A joint operation of Atlanta Esports Ventures (which owns the CDL slot) and FaZe Esports owner GameSquare Holdings, FaZe Vegas is the new identity of Atlanta FaZe, which was rebranded at the end of 2025 and moved to its new host city.