LFA 144 Debuts Revolutionary MMA VR Viewing Experience

LFA 144 was an MMA event that went down over the weekend, while introducing some interesting new tech for viewers. The LFA has been around as one of the biggest of the smaller MMA shows, serving a vital role of helping to funnel talent to the UFC, even…

LFA 144 was an MMA event that went down over the weekend, while introducing some interesting new tech for viewers. The LFA has been around as one of the biggest of the smaller MMA shows, serving a vital role of helping to funnel talent to the UFC, even going so far as to form a…

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UFC 212, Samsung Partner to Broadcast Event in Virtual Reality

The UFC and Samsung have partnered together to present MMA in a new way beginning this Saturday with UFC 212. The event will be broadcast from Brazil in virtual reality, giving fans another way to see the action as real as ever. “We’ve always felt that the potential of combining UFC events with virtual reality […]

The UFC and Samsung have partnered together to present MMA in a new way beginning this Saturday with UFC 212. The event will be broadcast from Brazil in virtual reality, giving fans another way to see the action as real as ever. “We’ve always felt that the potential of combining UFC events with virtual reality […]

Video: Bellator MMA Experimenting With Virtual Reality

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In recent months, the NBA and NHL have both begun filming their games for virtual reality devices. The latest sports organization to hop on the bandwagon is Bellator MMA. Bellator isn’t working on filming …

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In recent months, the NBA and NHL have both begun filming their games for virtual reality devices. The latest sports organization to hop on the bandwagon is Bellator MMA. Bellator isn’t working on filming their fights for VR though, instead focusing on the fighters’ training and walk-ins.

Bellator MMA executive Jason Jordan told Bloomberg he’s underwhelmed by the current state of VR game footage from other organizations. Instead of filming the competition, Viacom and Bellator plan on using VR to take fans behind the scenes with fighters. “We’re taking people in new places they otherwise wouldn’t be able to experience,” said Jordan.

“It’s not going to replace what you see on television,” Spike executive John Slusser added, “it’s going to enhance that by showing a different angle.”

At Bellator’s next event, fans will be able to visit virtual reality booths equipped with Google’s Oculus Rift headsets. They’ll be able to pick which fighter to follow as they prepare for their upcoming fights.