The Ultimate Fighting Championship made it’s inaugural launch on Xbox LIVE today (Dec. 20, 2011) offering the upcoming UFC 141 pay-per-view for free to the first 25,000 fans to complete their orders.
The promotion has been making inroads into different multi-media venues, by launching live events through UFC.tv, streaming prelims via Facebook, their new television deal with FOX television, and now through Microsoft’s Xbox console.
Step into the Octagon® and get closer to the action of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® than ever before with your ultimate fight center on Xbox 360. Available for download today for all Xbox LIVE subscribers, UFC® on Xbox LIVE® allows you to experience the intensity and excitement of the world’s fastest growing sport from one central hub – your Xbox 360.
To celebrate the launch, UFC on Xbox LIVE will make available UFC® 141: LESNAR vs. OVEREEM on Saturday, Dec. 30 for free to the first 25,000 fans that complete the order process.* These fans will be able to make predictions and prepare for a night of epic fights by watching the weigh-ins, pre-fight press conferences and other related videos live or via the on-demand library.
For the first time, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE deliver all the heart-pounding UFC action you crave. Purchase Pay-Per-View events in stunning HD, compete with friends in an exclusive fight prediction game, measure your success via friends leaderboards, access the interactive Fight Card, and view pre-fight weigh-ins, press conferences and previews live or through an expansive on-demand video catalogue, only on Xbox 360.
For those fans looking to take advantage of the free UFC 141 offer, your already too late as UFC officials posted this notice on Twitter a short while ago.
@ufc – The @UFConXboxLIVE promo for UFC 141 is all sold out – but you can still download the app and watch PPVs on your Xbox starting with UFC 142!