Live UFC events hit movie theaters nationwide beginning with UFC 111
Live Ultimate Fighting Championship events will be shown in more than 300 theaters nationwide thanks to a deal the fight promotion struck with the NCM Fathom entertainment company.
Beginning with UFC 111 on March 27, the UFC's pay-per-view shows will air in high-definition on screens from a variety of movie-theater groups.
UFC fighters will even host live events in theaters across the country on fight night.
UFC 111 takes place live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main event features UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy, and in the co-headliner, Frank Mir takes on Shane Carwin for an interim heavyweight title and a shot at champion Brock Lesnar.
"This is an opportunity to provide our fans with another cool way to watch UFC programming on the big-screen, live, in high-def and in surround sound," UFC president Dana White said. "UFC 111 has a stacked undercard, and St-Pierre vs. Hardy and Mir vs. Carwin are both title fights, so this is the perfect event to kick off our new deal with NCM Fathom.:
UFC will be show in 300 select movie theaters, including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as the Carolina Theatre (Asheville, N.C.), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, Vermont) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, Penn.) through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America's largest cinema broadcast network.
Tickets are available to the special in-theater events at www.fathomevents.com and presenting theater box offices. Click here for a complete list of participating locations.
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