Fathom Events and the UFC® bring UFC®
182: JONES vs. CORMIER, the
first MegaFight of 2015, to movie theaters nationwide on Saturday,
January 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. MT / 7:00 p.m. PT
broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. At UFC®
182, two-time Olympic wrestler and former
STRIKEFORCE® Grand Prix champion Daniel
Cormier (15-0, fighting out of San Jose, Calif.) will get his
shot at the pound-for-pound king, UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon
Jones (20-1, fighting out of Endicott, N.Y.). It is set to be an
epic clash, as these 205-pound superstars, and bitter rivals, declare
war on each other in the Octagon®. In the co-main event, top
lightweight contender Donald
"Cowboy" Cerrone (25-6, 1 NC, fighting out of
Albuquerque, N.M.) meets unbeaten rising star Myles
“Fury” Jury (15-0, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.) in a bout
with serious title implications at 155 pounds.
Tickets to watch UFC® 182:
JONES vs. CORMIER on the big screen are available at
participating theater box offices and at www.FathomEvents.com.
The event will be presented in more than 150 select movie theaters
around the country through Fathom’s Digital
Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations and
prices, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are
subject to change).
Also, Cuban Olympic judoka and No. 6 welterweight Hector
Lombard (34-4-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.)
squares off against Josh
Burkman (27-10, fighting out of Salt Lake City, Utah), who
is making his return to the Octagon. Having compiled an impressive
record outside of the organization, Burkman is back and looking to send
shockwaves throughout the division.
Other bouts for UFC 182 include:
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No. 15 Brad
Tavares (12-4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) meets former
STRIKEFORCE champion Nate
Marquardt (36-13-2, fighting out of Denver, Colo.) in a
battle of talented middleweights.
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Lightweight grappling specialists square off as No. 15 Rustam
Khabilov (17-2, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.)
faces Danny
Castillo (17-7, fighting out of Sacramento, Calif.).
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Hard-hitting flyweights are set to meet as No. 12 Kyoji
Horiguchi (14-1, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan) faces No. 14 Louis
Gaudinot (7-3, fighting out of Hoboken, N.J.).
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Heavy-handed Shawn
Jordan (16-6, fighting out of Baton, Rouge, La.) takes on
undefeated Jarod
Cannonier (7-0, Anchorage, Ala.) in a heavyweight contest.
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13-fight UFC veteran Evan
Dunham (14-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) meets
submission ace Rodrigo
Damm (12-8, fighting out of Vila Velha, Brazil) at
lightweight.
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Sambo specialist Omari
Akhmedov (13-2, fighting out of Makhachkala, Russia)
will take on three-time
world grappling champion Mats Nilsson (11-3-1,
fighting out of Copenhagen, Denmark) in a middleweight showdown.
In addition, it was recently announced that Fathom Events will continue
to bring the best of mixed martial arts to select cinemas nationwide
throughout the first quarter of 2015. Scheduled events include: UFC®
183: SILVA vs. DIAZ on Jan. 31, UFC®
184: WEIDMAN vs. BELFORT on Feb. 28 and UFC®
185 on March 14. Additional events, specific fight cards, and
ticketing information can be found at the “THE
TIME IS NOW” webpage.
“We’re excited to kick off another year of non-stop Octagon action with
UFC 182,” said John Rubey, CEO of Fathom Events. “Fight fans have been
clamoring for more bouts in movie theaters all across the nation – we’re
happy to give it to them, starting with this pulse-pounding fight.”
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com.
All bouts are live and subject to change.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is owned by a newly formed entity called AC JV, LLC.
Fathom is the recognized leader in the alternative entertainment
industry, offering a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in
movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, the performing arts, major
sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original
programming featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant
documentaries with audience Q&A and much more. Additionally, Fathom
events take audiences behind-the-scenes and offer unique extras –
creating the ultimate entertainment experience for fans of all ages.
Co-owned by the three largest movie theater circuits in the United
States, AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom’s live
digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast
network in North America, bringing live events to more than 750
locations in 171 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50).
For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®)
is the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization and largest
pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas
with offices in London, Toronto, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces
more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the
most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast
in 129 countries and territories to nearly 800 million TV households
worldwide in 28 different languages. The UFC has a multi-year broadcast
agreement with FOX in the U.S., which annually includes four live events
broadcast on the FOX network, as well as The
Ultimate Fighter® reality television show and
thousands of hours of programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. In
2014, UFC launched UFC
FIGHT PASS™, a digital subscription service with exclusive live
events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content. The UFC
organization also licenses over 100 UFC
GYM® locations, and owns UFC.TV®
(offering live event broadcasts and video on-demand around the world), UFC
FIT™ (an in-home fitness and nutrition program), UFC
Magazine, and has a videogame franchise with EA
SPORTS, UFC
Fight Club®, UFC
Fan Expo®, Octagon™
branded apparel, DVDs and Blu-rays and Topps Trading Cards. For more
information, visit UFC.com
and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC,
Twitter
and Instagram:
@UFC.
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