UFC FIGHT PASS announced that they would be holding the QUINTET ULTRA event on December 12 (Thu) at Red Rock Casino, Las Vegas.
This event will be held as a collaboration event between UFC FIGHT PASS and Kazushi Sakuraba, and the format will be a one-day tournament with 4 teams under the QUINTET rule. Participating teams will be "TEAM UFC", "TEAM PRIDE", "TEAM WEC", and "TEAM Strikefortce". Kazushi Sakuraba and Takanori Gomi were confirmed to participate in the tournament for "TEAM PRIDE". Other teams have also announced some participants.
In addition to the tournament, Singles matches including a fight between Gordon Ryan and Aleksei Oleinik will be held. For details, check the release from UFC FIGHT PASS below.
LAS VEGAS and TOKYO – UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, and QUINTET, the innovative five-on-five grappling promotion, today announced details for QUINTET Ultra, an unprecedented event featuring the most iconic brands in MMA history competing against each other in a submission-grappling tournament for the first time ever.
QUINTET Ultra will stream live from Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, December 12, exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
QUINTET Ultra will follow the traditional QUINTET ruleset in which four teams, each comprising five members, compete in a single-elimination, winner-stays-on grappling tournament for mat supremacy. Competitors are eliminated by a loss or draw, while the winner stays on the mat. A team loses when all five members are eliminated. Each team will be represented by the four most influential promotions in MMA history: UFC®, PRIDE®, STRIKEFORCE®, and WEC®. Athletes will be named to teams based on their individual historical connections to each promotion.
Confirmed participants on the stacked card include: Takanori Gomi; Anthony Johnson; Gilbert Melendez; Chad Mendes; Sean O’Malley; Kazushi Sakuraba; Jake Shields; and Glover Teixeira. Full team rosters will be announced in coming weeks.
In addition to team matchups, QUINTET Ultra will feature singles matches, highlighted by a “super fight” between Gordon Ryan and Aleksei Oleinik. Singles matches and the super fight will follow the traditional QUINTET ruleset.
The event is a collaboration between UFC FIGHT PASS and QUINTET founder and UFC Hall of Famer Kazushi Sakuraba.
“UFC FIGHT PASS is looking forward to working with QUINTET to celebrate the great influence that these four legendary promotions have had on the MMA landscape,” said Crowley Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager of UFC FIGHT PASS. “QUINTET is adding a twist by presenting the event within its unique team grappling format. We are thrilled to be producing the event.”
Added UFC Hall of Famer and QUINTET Founder Kazushi Sakuraba: “We’ve always been very grateful for UFC’s support from when we first approached them with the idea of QUINTET. I am personally looking forward to the amazing things we will accomplish together as QUINTET continues to gain momentum around the world by being showcased to the hardcore fight fans on UFC FIGHT PASS.”
*Confirmed participants as of Monday, November 11:
TEAM UFC
- Anthony Johnson
- Sean O’Malley
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM UFC TEAM PRIDE
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- Takanori Gomi
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM STRIKEFORCE
- Gilbert Melendez
- Jake Shields
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM STRIKEFORCE
- Chad Mendes
- Glover Teixeira
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
*Participants subject to change
This will be QUINTET’s second event in the United States, the first of which was in October of 2018.
Information regarding ticket pricing and availability will be announced soon.
To sign up now for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit
www.ufcfightpass.com
About UFC FIGHT PASS®
UFC FIGHT PASS® is the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports. Since launching in 2013, FIGHT PASS is now available in more than 200 countries and territories. FIGHT PASS provides its members with unlimited access to exclusive, live UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims; live mixed martial arts and combat sports from around the world; original series and historical programming; special features, in-depth interviews, behind-the-scenes content, and up-to-the minute reports on the world of combat sports. FIGHT PASS subscribers also have 24/7 access to the world’s largest fight library, featuring more than 17,000 bouts from dozens of combat sports organizations, as well as every fight in UFC history. Fight fans can access FIGHT PASS on personal computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, LG Smart TVs, and Sony TVs with Android TV. For more information, please visit https://www.ufcfightpass.com.
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LAS VEGAS and TOKYO – UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, and QUINTET, the innovative five-on-five grappling promotion, today announced details for QUINTET Ultra, an unprecedented event featuring the most iconic brands in MMA history competing against each other in a submission-grappling tournament for the first time ever.
QUINTET Ultra will stream live from Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, December 12, exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
QUINTET Ultra will follow the traditional QUINTET ruleset in which four teams, each comprising five members, compete in a single-elimination, winner-stays-on grappling tournament for mat supremacy. Competitors are eliminated by a loss or draw, while the winner stays on the mat. A team loses when all five members are eliminated. Each team will be represented by the four most influential promotions in MMA history: UFC®, PRIDE®, STRIKEFORCE®, and WEC®. Athletes will be named to teams based on their individual historical connections to each promotion.
Confirmed participants on the stacked card include: Takanori Gomi; Anthony Johnson; Gilbert Melendez; Chad Mendes; Sean O’Malley; Kazushi Sakuraba; Jake Shields; and Glover Teixeira. Full team rosters will be announced in coming weeks.
In addition to team matchups, QUINTET Ultra will feature singles matches, highlighted by a “super fight” between Gordon Ryan and Aleksei Oleinik. Singles matches and the super fight will follow the traditional QUINTET ruleset.
The event is a collaboration between UFC FIGHT PASS and QUINTET founder and UFC Hall of Famer Kazushi Sakuraba.
“UFC FIGHT PASS is looking forward to working with QUINTET to celebrate the great influence that these four legendary promotions have had on the MMA landscape,” said Crowley Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager of UFC FIGHT PASS. “QUINTET is adding a twist by presenting the event within its unique team grappling format. We are thrilled to be producing the event.”
Added UFC Hall of Famer and QUINTET Founder Kazushi Sakuraba: “We’ve always been very grateful for UFC’s support from when we first approached them with the idea of QUINTET. I am personally looking forward to the amazing things we will accomplish together as QUINTET continues to gain momentum around the world by being showcased to the hardcore fight fans on UFC FIGHT PASS.”
*Confirmed participants as of Monday, November 11:
TEAM UFC
- Anthony Johnson
- Sean O’Malley
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM UFC TEAM PRIDE
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- Takanori Gomi
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM STRIKEFORCE
- Gilbert Melendez
- Jake Shields
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
TEAM STRIKEFORCE
- Chad Mendes
- Glover Teixeira
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
*Participants subject to change
This will be QUINTET's second event in the United States, the first of which was in October of 2018.
Information regarding ticket pricing and availability will be announced soon.
To sign up now for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com
About UFC FIGHT PASS®
UFC FIGHT PASS® is the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. Since launching in 2013, FIGHT PASS is now available in more than 200 countries and territories.FIGHT PASS provides its members with unlimited access to exclusive, live UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims; live mixed martial arts and combat sports from around the world; original series and historical programming; special features, in-depth interviews, behind-the-scenes content, and up-to-the minute reports on the world of combat sports.FIGHT PASS subscribers also have 24/7 access to the world's largest fight library, featuring more than 17,000 bouts from dozens of combat sports organizations, as well as every fight in UFC history.Fight fans can access FIGHT PASS on personal computers, iOS and Android mobile devices , Apple TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, LG Smart TVs, and Sony TVs with Android TV.For more information, please visit https://www.ufcfightpass.com .
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