UFC Live Events To Air In Movie Theaters Nationwide Starting With UFC 111

Posted by Larry Csonka on 02.23.2010

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According to MMAJunkie.com, the UFC has signed a deal that will see UFC events played in over 300 theaters nationwide. The deal begins with the UFC 111 event, which airs on March 27th. Dana White had the following to say on the new deal…

"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 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 events will air in 300 theaters, those include: 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.

You can find a list of participating theaters here.