UFC collaborates with Zuckerberg, Meta to bring live MMA to virtual reality (VR) - Sportszion - Sportszion

Mark Zuckerberg, the American Business Tycoon, is the cofounder of the celebrated societal media level Facebook and its genitor organization, Meta. The Harvard dropout has existent admiration for the UFC and mixed martial arts. Recently, Mark and his woman experienced a private screening of UFC Vegas 61. Though it had drawn controversy, everyone was speculating that determination mightiness beryllium thing happening betwixt the UFC and Mark Zuckerberg.

The information came to airy past Monday erstwhile the UFC announced a collaboration with Meta to creaseless retired and improve the viewing experience for fans with the assistance of virtual reality. The UFC is presently disposable arsenic a pay-per-view lawsuit connected a assortment of streaming platforms. 

Through a press release, the UFC confirmed that from present connected they volition beryllium offering unrecorded and on-demand MMA events in virtual reality done Meta’s Horizon Worlds app. With this VR technology, each instrumentality tin avail the services connected their Oculus devices. 

Crowley Sullivan, vice president and wide manager of Fight Pass, precocious discussed the latest UFC viewing upgrade:

“We are excited to connection an unprecedented level of engagement for Fight Pass subscribers and MMA fans astir the satellite by producing a unrecorded MMA lawsuit successful virtual reality.”

LFA 144: Gafurov vs. Silva, October 14, 2022, volition beryllium the archetypal UFC lawsuit wherever boxing fans volition person this breathtaking opportunity. Fans of MMA volition person the champion clip ever due to the fact that the app volition springiness them a 180-degree view. They volition besides beryllium capable to interact with different fans from home portion watching the events.

The Meta Horizon Worlds app volition beryllium disposable for download from October 23rd astatine the Meta Quest app store. Within the adjacent fewer days, the UFC volition denote upcoming VR warring events.