NANCY GAY JOINS ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP AS
VICE PRESIDENT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF UFC.COM
Gay Brings More Than 20 Years of Sports Journalism and
Editorial Experience
Las Vegas, Nev. – The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
(UFC®) is pleased to announce that Nancy Gay has joined the
company as Vice President, Editor-In-Chief of UFC.com. In her new role, Gay
will develop editorial content for UFC.com and direct the website’s worldwide
operation, spanning 16 regions and 9 different languages. Nancy will also
oversee web producers and UFC.com writers around the world, working closely
with UFC production teams to create exclusive and innovative content for
millions of UFC fans.
“With Nancy’s vast
experience in sports journalism and as a sports editor, we are excited about
the future of UFC.com’s continued development and expansion globally,” UFC
President Dana White said. “Nancy’s creativity and vision for the organization
will provide millions of UFC fans original stories, articles, and videos
exclusive to UFC.com.”
“I am thrilled to join the
incredible UFC team and to be a part of its astonishing worldwide growth and
popularity,” Gay said. “The UFC’s online presence is one of the most
influential in sports, and I am excited to develop original and exclusive
content for UFC fans around the world.”
Gay brings more than 20
years of sports journalism experience and comes to the UFC from Comcast
SportsNet Bay Area. A longtime writer and broadcast analyst of combat sports,
NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and motorsports for the NBC Sports Group, FOXSports.com,
ESPN, and NFL Network, Gay began her career as a newspaper sportswriter at USA
Today, the Orlando Sentinel, the San Jose Mercury News, and the San Francisco
Chronicle. She is also the first female voter for the 46-person Pro Football
Hall of Fame selection committee.
About
the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Owned
and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®)
is the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization and largest pay-per-view
event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London,
Toronto, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces more than 40 live events
annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around
the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in 129 countries to nearly 800 million
TV households worldwide in 28 different languages. The UFC has a multi-year
broadcast agreement with FOX in the U.S., which annually includes four live
events broadcast on the FOX network, as well as The Ultimate Fighter® reality
television show and thousands of hours of programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports
2. In 2014, UFC launched UFC FIGHT PASS™, a digital
subscription service with exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand
and original content. The UFC organization also licenses over 100 UFC
GYM® locations, and
owns UFC.TV® (offering live
event broadcasts and video on-demand around the world), UFC
FIT™
(an in-home fitness and nutrition program), UFC Magazine, and has a
videogame franchise with EA SPORTS, UFC Fight Club®, UFC Fan Expo®, Octagon™ branded
apparel, DVDs and Blu-rays and Topps Trading Cards. For more information, visit
UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
