Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization
today announced a new relationship with two ticket industry heavyweights StubHub
and PrimeSport (a RazorGator Company) to become the official ticketing and
hospitality partners of the UFC.
The new multi-year agreement designates
StubHub as the “Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace” of the UFC, while
PrimeSport will become the “Official Ticket Package Partner” of the UFC. The
deal promises to offer UFC fans the most user-friendly experience to buy and
sell secondary tickets as well as exclusive package and hospitality
opportunities that have never been available before for UFC events.
With
these new partners, UFC fans will enjoy two best-of-class services for secondary
ticket purchase or resale, as well as special packages to UFC events. With a
majority of UFC events selling out quickly, fans are regularly seeking
alternative ways to attend live events.
“The UFC has the most
passionate, loyal sports fans who are always seeking opportunities to experience
UFC fights live and in person,” said Dana White, UFC President. “The partnership
we’ve struck with StubHub and PrimeSport ensures our fans will work with two of
the best services in the industry to get to our live events.”
As the
world’s largest ticket marketplace, StubHub offers the widest selection of UFC
tickets. The company is renowned for its attention to customer service and
manages each buyer transaction directly, ensuring complete consumer protection
while offering the finest ticket shopping experience in the market today.
StubHub is the Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace for 29 Major League Baseball teams and
dozens of professional and collegiate sports teams.
“Partnering with the
UFC is an opportunity we have long welcomed, as we’ve witnessed an explosion of
interest from UFC fans in our marketplace,” said Chris Tsakalakis, President of
StubHub.
As the global leader in Hard-to-GetTM event packages and
hospitality services for sold-out sports and concerts worldwide, PrimeSport
continues to set and surpass standards in the sports travel industry. Always
delivering a first class experience, PrimeSport will offer fans a wide selection
of competitively-priced UFC packages and the assistance of experienced event
management specialists. Packages can include tickets, hotel accommodations,
transportation and exclusive parties.
“This strong collaboration of
forces will allow UFC fans to customize their own ultimate experience. We are
excited to partner with the UFC with the same intensity that both this sport and
its fans possess”, states Jeff Lapin, CEO of PrimeSport and RazorGator.
UFC will promote the new relationships through online and offline
marketing elements, including signage at select events, emails, website presence
and other high-visibility branding exposures, all aimed at driving fans to
StubHub and PrimeSport. Similarly, StubHub and PrimeSport will market UFC
tickets and packages in online and offline campaigns through website presence,
emails, direct mail and TV and radio advertising.
StubHub and PrimeSport
also announced today that they have signed exclusive secondary ticket agreements
with the World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organization. Much like the
relationship with the UFC, StubHub and PrimeSport will provide an opportunity
for WEC fans to purchase and resell WEC event tickets.
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship is the
world’s leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the
premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and
headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC produces over twelve live pay-per-view
events annually that are distributed residentially through North American cable
and satellite providers including iNDEMAND Networks, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN
Entertainment, Shaw Pay-Per-View, Bell ExpressVU, Viewers Choice, SaskTel Max™
and via the Internet worldwide on Yahoo! Sports, and commercially through Joe
Hand Promotions in the U.S. and Canadastar in Canada. In addition to its North
American distribution, UFC programming is distributed in over 100 countries and
territories throughout the world. For more information, or current UFC fight
news, visit www.ufc.com or uk.ufc.com or www.ufcespanol.com.
Ultimate
Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting, UFC, The Ultimate Fighter®,
Submission®, As Real As It Gets®, Zuffa™, The Octagon™ and the eight-sided
competition
mat and cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or
service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa,
LLC or other respective owners.
About
StubHub
StubHub is the world’s largest ticket marketplace, enabling
fans to buy and sell tickets to a vast selection of nearly 30,000 sports,
concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the
ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead through innovation. The
company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all
fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient, and highly
reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered via StubHub's
patent-pending FanNetworkSM ticket delivery service, supported by seven-day toll
free customer service at 1-866-STUBHUB, and backed by an industry-first
FanProtect™ Guarantee. Company partners include the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Bears
and the University of Southern California along with nearly 60 teams in the NFL,
MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA complemented with companies like ESPN and American
Express.
StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information
on StubHub, visit www.stubhub.com
About
PrimeSport
PrimeSport, a RazorGator Company, is the leading Sports
Travel and Event Management company in the sports and entertainment markets.
PrimeSport offers Hard-To-Getsm tickets, corporate and fan travel packages,
corporate hospitality and ticket exchanges for corporations, professional sports
teams and fans. Longstanding corporate clients include American Express, Chevron
Texaco, Microsoft, General Electric, The Hartford and Comcast. PrimeSport’s
official partnerships with professional sports organizations including the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina
Panthers, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings,
Buffalo Bills, the NCAA® and The National Finals Rodeo and The Rose Bowl®.
RazorGator Interactive Group, which operates PrimeSport , RazorGator.com, and
TicketOS is a privately-held company headquartered in Los Angeles, California
with offices in Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and India. For more information, visit
http://www.primesport.com or call 1-800-591-9198.
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