UFC Broadcasts First Event in 3-D Thursday
Sherdog.com Staff Feb 28, 2011
For the first time in its history, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship will broadcast a live event in
3-D.
The company recently announced that a 3-D version of UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann,” which airs this Thursday on cable channel Versus, will be made available to those viewers with 3-D capable televisions. While that version of the broadcast will air on 3-D specific channels nationwide, the standard and high-definition formats will remain available for viewing on Versus and Versus HD.
“We’re really excited to start broadcasting UFC events in 3-D,” UFC President Dana White stated in a release. “UFC is ahead of the curve when it comes to introducing new technology and we think UFC fans will really enjoy seeing fights in 3-D.”
UFC fighter Kenny Florian and former World Extreme Cagefighting commentator Todd Harris have been tapped to provide play-by-play and commentary for the 3-D broadcast.
The event will be headlined by a welterweight bout pitting original “Ultimate Fighter” winner Diego Sanchez against dangerous Danish “Hitman” Martin Kampmann. Also included on the televised portion of the card are a pair of middleweight contests -- C.B. Dollaway vs. Mark Munoz and Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Weidman -- and a bantamweight bout featuring former WEC champ Brian Bowles and hard-hitting Damacio Page.
The company recently announced that a 3-D version of UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann,” which airs this Thursday on cable channel Versus, will be made available to those viewers with 3-D capable televisions. While that version of the broadcast will air on 3-D specific channels nationwide, the standard and high-definition formats will remain available for viewing on Versus and Versus HD.
“We’re really excited to start broadcasting UFC events in 3-D,” UFC President Dana White stated in a release. “UFC is ahead of the curve when it comes to introducing new technology and we think UFC fans will really enjoy seeing fights in 3-D.”
UFC fighter Kenny Florian and former World Extreme Cagefighting commentator Todd Harris have been tapped to provide play-by-play and commentary for the 3-D broadcast.
The event will be headlined by a welterweight bout pitting original “Ultimate Fighter” winner Diego Sanchez against dangerous Danish “Hitman” Martin Kampmann. Also included on the televised portion of the card are a pair of middleweight contests -- C.B. Dollaway vs. Mark Munoz and Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Weidman -- and a bantamweight bout featuring former WEC champ Brian Bowles and hard-hitting Damacio Page.
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