UFC® has announced a partnership with Village Cinemas and EVENT Cinemas, which will showcase the global brands largest events in 63 theater locations across Australia and New Zealand. This partnership will launch with UFC’s historic UFC® 205: ALVAREZ vs. McGREGOR on Sunday, November 13 from the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City.
“We’re excited to be working in partnership with UFC to give fans the opportunity to experience all the action, live from the Octagon® to the big screen – the next best thing to actually being there.” Village Cinemas Alternate Content Manager, Sally Mason commented EVENT Cinemas Alison Deboo, General Manager Alternate Content added: “We are thrilled to partner with UFC across our national cinema circuit. This exciting opportunity to bring UFC live via satellite in real-time to our EVENT Cinema audience provides the ultimate big screen sport experience.”
“We are very excited to partner with Village and EVENT Cinemas to offer fight fans in Australia and New Zealand a unique and amazing UFC experience,” UFC Vice President of Content David Shaw commented. “UFC 205 is the perfect event to establish this partnership and not only is it one of the most highly anticipated cards of 2016, but may serve as one of the most spectacular big screen events in brand history. We look forward to providing fans with a larger-than-life experience and a night with three titles on the line that they’ll never forget.”