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Wingstop enters the ring with UFC

Wingstop is entering the Octagon for a heavyweight summer partnership with UFC that includes four sponsored UFC Pay-Per-View events, in-store sweepstakes and a UFC 30 Pack.

June 9, 2015

Wingstop is entering the Octagon for a heavyweight summer partnership with UFC that includes four sponsored UFC Pay-Per-View events, in-store sweepstakes and a UFC 30 Pack, according to a company press release.

The Wing Experts kicked off the partnership by sponsoring UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione when he faced Ben Rothwell at UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BOETSCH vs. HENDERSON  June 6, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Wingstop will sponsor the following UFC PPV events throughout the summer: 

• June 13: UFC 188: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM
• July 11: UFC 189: ALDO vs. MCGREGOR 
• Aug.1: UFC 190: ROUSEY vs. CORREIA 
• Sept. 5: UFC 191: TBD 

“We are thrilled to partner with UFC this summer to bring our mouthwatering flavors to the fight for wing fans,” said Flynn Dekker, CMO of Wingstop. “Our customers look forward to UFC events the same way they crave our wings. They know any UFC event is not complete without Wingstop.”

Fans can participate in the main events with in-store sweepstakes by visiting their nearest Wingstop location to submit their entry information for a chance to win the following prizes: 

• A chance to win one of hundreds of weekly prizes and giveaways, giving winners the essentials needed to host a UFC watch party.
• A chance to win a Grand Prize trip to attend UFC 195
• And all entrants will receive a UFC.tv PPV code for 10 percent off the next Wingstop sponsored UFC event.

Additionally, fans can order online and pick up a UFC 30 Pack from Wingstop, according to the release.