Something interesting and cool – the UFC has teamed up with MeetUp, providing a way for UFC fans to organize get togethers in any town.ÿ READ MORE to find out more, this is an interesting service for MMA fans.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Fans to Meet Locally Face-to-Face on April 24 Nationwide
–MeetUp to Bring Fans Together in Hundreds of Citiesthe Night Before UFC42: Sudden Impact —
New York, NY (April 4, 2003) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced that it has enlisted the services of MeetUp Inc., to help generate monthly face-to-face fan parties in hundreds of cities and small towns across the country.†† Through http://ufc.meetup.com/, UFC fans can now easily self-organize and meet face-to-face in local establishments in as many as 545 cities around the world.†† UFC MeetUps take place the fourth Thursday of every month at 8:00 p.m., local time.
“MeetUp is the premier organization for getting folks together with like-minded interests. UFC fans are like no other sports fans in the world and will appreciate the opportunity to meet in bars and restaurants around the country and talk about their favorite Ultimate Fighters and speculate who will prevail,” said Dana White, President of Zuffa, LLC the holding company for UFC.ÿ “We will be monitoring attendance numbers at these get-togethers going on around the country and as the night approaches we might schedule some surprise appearances by a few of the fighters. Our fans are always looking for ways to connect, whether it’s on line at www.ufc.tv or in person before a fight, or in a friend’s living room the night of a fight to share thoughts, strategies, information and hearsay.”
“The fourth Thursday of each month is now a new holiday for UFC fans.ÿ We look forward to bringing fight fans together in their hometowns to meet up with each other and make new friends while talking about the most exciting sport on the planet,” said Scott Heiferman, chief executive officer of MeetUp, Inc.
About MeetUp:
MeetUp (http://www.meetup.com) creates real world, face-to-face get-togethers on just about any topic or interest, just about anywhere – at any time. Over 240,000 people have signed up for monthly MeetUps in over 1000 interests.† MeetUps happen at local cafes (and other places) in 545 cities across 34 countries. MeetUp is based in New York City and is privately held.
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About UFC:
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., is the world’s leading mixed martial arts sports association.ÿ Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the UFC programs six live pay-per-view events yearly through cable and satellite providers.ÿ In addition to its U.S. distribution on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu and Viewers Choice Canada, UFC events are distributed internationally through WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil, Novavision in Mexico, Main Event Television in Australia and Sky Network Television in New Zealand.ÿ Zuffa, LLC licenses the distribution of its UFC video games for all major playing platforms through Crave Entertainment and TDK Mediactive.ÿ Locate UFC on the internet at www.ufc.tv.
For more info, please contact:
MEETUP
Myles Weissleder
myles@meetup.com
(415) 332-3205