French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has agreed a rights deal for events from kickboxing promotion the Glory World Series.
L’Équipe 21 will broadcast Glory’s entire 2016 season with its coverage commencing on February 26 with the Glory 27 event at Sears Centre Arena in the US city of Chicago.
After this event, the Glory World Series will move on to its first show in Paris, with the new AccorHotels Arena set to host Glory 28 in the French capital on March 12.
Pierre Andurand, chairman and founder of Glory, said: “Presenting the best fighters in the most beautiful arenas and on the largest networks is the strategy that develops Glory worldwide and since its inception secures fans and captures the largest audience. Through the quality of its fighters and the fervour of its public, France has always been a major kickboxing nation.”