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UFC and Fathom Events to show more PPVs in movie theaters

November 21, 2014 by Jason Cruz 25 Comments

The UFC and Fathom Events are teaming up once again to show UFC’s PPVs in movie theaters.  A joint press release announced that UFC 181 will be the latest to be shown in theaters with additional PPV events in 2015 to be jointly shown via PPV and also in nearly 500 select movie theaters across the U.S.

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier, UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz and UFC 184:  Weidman vs. Belfort will also appear in local theaters.  The latest PPVs to movie theaters were announced at the UFC’s #TheTimeisNow launch.

Promo poster at Bellevue, WA theater
Promo poster at Bellevue, WA theater

It appears that the move, which restarted with UFC 180, will be a constant throughout the first two months of 2015.

Payout Perspective:

Here, there are at least 6 movie theaters within the Seattle area that will be showing it. Tickets are $15.  The latest move appears to be a way for eyes to see its events and also an attempt to garner some additional revenue from sagging PPV buy rates.  Based on the latest S&P move to downgrade Zuffa’s outlook to negative, it looks like the UFC is trying to turn around its financial outlook any way it can in the first quarter of 2015 to avoid another credit downgrade.  It would seem that putting the PPVs in theaters siphons away potential PPV buyers.  Then again, with the downward trend in UFC PPVs, this is an option for fans on the fence of buying an event.

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  1. JF says

    November 21, 2014 at 9:14 am

    I was watching yesterday’s episode of the MMA Beat and one of the journalist was saying that he went into a theatre to watch UFC 180. He was late so he was afraid there’d be no seats left and as he got in there was only ONE person sitting in theatre! By the time the main event had started, two more joined in so that four people were sitting in the room!

    That’s crazy!

    Reply
  2. Pink Pig says

    November 21, 2014 at 9:41 am

    More empty theaters?

    Reply
  3. saldathief says

    November 21, 2014 at 11:58 am

    just lower the dam ppv price you fuck sticks!

    Reply
  4. Anti Trolls says

    November 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    pink pig and sal got it on in the empty theater

    Reply
  5. Pink Pig says

    November 21, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    My name is Dana.

    Reply
  6. Sampson the one and Only says

    November 21, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    I’m back…..and gayer than ever!

    Reply
  7. d says

    November 21, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Or Sampson, or MMAFAG or any other one of your gay aliases.

    Reply
  8. MMAtruth says

    November 21, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    D & Anti Troll always show up together hmmmm.

    **At UFC 178 beside 90 empty seats***

    AT: What do you want to eat D?
    D: Smoked sausage

    Reply
  9. Pink Pig says

    November 21, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Ahahahahaha!

    Smoked Sausage!!! or FRIED pig tail?

    Ahahahahahahahahah

    🙂

    Reply
  10. tops E says

    November 21, 2014 at 9:28 pm

    Tie up with theaters? More desperate hype by dw….40% down hahahahahahaha…now its the perfect time for fighters to demand more pay

    Reply
  11. d says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    MMAFAG:

    July 21st 10:09 pm

    “So what if I am gay?”

    -MMATruth

    Right in the archives.

    Reply
  12. d says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Sampson, are you enjoying talking to yourself with your multiple aliases?

    Homo.

    Reply
  13. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 12:24 am

    U fucks have never seen pussy. Diss ufc but read anything ufc

    Reply
  14. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 12:26 am

    Straight up haters fucking bitches

    Reply
  15. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 12:28 am

    Pathetic = sal, tops, pink shit

    Reply
  16. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 12:32 am

    Fuck this tired of seeing shit fuck anti ufc post on every ufc post. You stupid shits wouldnt even know of mma if it wasnt for ufc.

    Reply
  17. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Peace fuck bags

    Reply
  18. saldathief says

    November 22, 2014 at 1:07 am

    Remember thats 40% down from 2013 its really like 99% down from 2008 hahahahahah

    Reply
  19. tops E says

    November 22, 2014 at 2:39 am

    Anti troll is losing it!! Hahahahaha just like his master DW hahaha…

    Reply
  20. tops E says

    November 22, 2014 at 2:41 am

    So if its 40% from 2013 and 99% from 2008 can it now be called the fastest declining sport?? Hahahaha

    Reply
  21. MMAtruth says

    November 22, 2014 at 6:23 am

    *****Anti troll and D jump on a horse with a rainbow saddle and ride into sunset. They talk about the good ol days when Brock was around, DW laughed at WMMA and smallist weightclass was 155. They head across the border to start a mariachi band.

    AT: What is your favorite fruit?
    D: I like them all.

    Reply
  22. Pink Pig says

    November 22, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Ahahahahahaha. I like them all. AhahahahahahahHa

    Especially the pineapple!

    Ahahahahahahaha!

    🙂

    Reply
  23. anti trolls says

    November 22, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    MMA butt nugget aka truth when did I ever say anything about brock or good ol days? Dumbass I get tired of people talking shit about ufc but spend all day researching numbers about ufc. Also you stupid fucks dont know shit.

    Reply
  24. d says

    November 22, 2014 at 9:38 pm

    Haha. Sampson talking to himself again. Mental illness floating all over the place there.

    MMATruth aka Sampson: “I would like to suck Bob Arum’s dick”

    -April 14th, 2014

    MMAPayout Archives.

    Reply
  25. FightBusiness says

    November 23, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    $15.00 a ticket isnt bad. Mayweather fights in the theater are actually about $25.00. and they sell well. UFC ripped this marketing idea off of Boxing as well as having traveling press conferences. dana said he was impressed with the Mayweather vs canelo travelling press conferences. yet meathead Donna White says Boxing needs to follow MMA’s marketing lead.

    Reply

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