On January 31, 2015, the eyes of the world will be on Las Vegas, as
former middleweight champion and future Hall of Famer Anderson
"The Spider" Silva makes his return to the Octagon®
to do battle with one of the most dangerous strikers in the sport,
former STRIKEFORCE® welterweight champion Nick
Diaz, in the main event of UFC® 183. Fathom
Events and the UFC® are set to bring all the pulse-pounding
Octagon® action of UFC®
183: SILVA vs. DIAZ to movie theaters nationwide on January
31 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.
Tickets to watch UFC® 183:
SILVA vs. DIAZ on the big screen are available at participating
theater box offices and at www.FathomEvents.com.
The event will be presented in more than 360 select movie theaters
around the country through Fathom’s Digital
Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations, visit
the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to
change).
The co-main event of the evening will see a battle of hard-hitting
welterweights as undefeated Kelvin
Gastelum (11-0) looks to remain perfect in the Octagon®
when he squares off against another highly-regarded 170-pounder, Tyron
Woodley (14-3).
Other bouts for UFC 183 include:
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Lightweights Joe
Lauzon (24-9, fighting out of Bridgewater, MA) and Al
Iaquinta (10-3-1, fighting out of Wantagh, NY) will face off
in the most high-profile fight of The Ultimate Fighter finalist
Iaquinta's career.
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Currently riding a four-fight win streak, eleventh-ranked middleweight Thales
Leites (24-4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) takes on
No. 14 Tim
Boetsch (18-7, fighting out of Sunbury, Pa.).
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Also, No. 13 Jordan
Mein (29-9, fighting out of Lethbridge, Alberta,
Canada) will meet former title challenger Thiago
Alves (25-9, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.). The
two men have 28 knockout victories between them and both possess
impressive ground games to back up their skills on their feet.
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In the prelims, two of the best women’s bantamweight fighters on the
planet, second-ranked Miesha
Tate (15-5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) and No.
3 Sara
McMann (8-1, fighting out of Gaffney, S.C.), are set to
clash in a battle that will bring the winner of them one step closer
to a rematch with world champion Ronda Rousey.
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The full fight card is available at www.ufc.com/event/UFC183#/fight.
The UFC and Fathom 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®
184: WEIDMAN vs. BELFORT on Feb. 28 and UFC®
185. Additional events, specific fight cards, and ticketing
information can be found at the “THE
TIME IS NOW” webpage.
“Fight fans have been waiting for the return of Anderson Silva to the
Octagon,” said Fathom Events vice president of programming Kymberli
Frueh-Owens. “We are excited to be partnering with UFC again to bring
this highly anticipated match up on the big screen, live.”
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 775
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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