Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
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Bellator MMA given a fighting chance in the UK with Sky, Channel 5 deals
Bellator MMA has been waiting years for a consistent broadcast deal in the UK and Ireland. Now two have arrived at once
ESPN pays up for UFC rights in Australia and NZ; UFC hoping for pay-per-view boom
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has secured a good increase for its media rights across Australia and New Zealand, in a new five-year deal with ESPN
Powerful partners ease UFC’s entry into Russia; increase in Netherlands with Veronica
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new three-year deal in Russia and the CIS states will see the creation of a new pay-television channel, mostly thanks to the profile of undefeated lightweight champion K…
Ex-ONE Championship media rights director Lam joins Tamplo
Roland Lam, the former director of global media rights at ONE Championship, the Singapore-based mixed martial arts promoter, has joined Tamplo, a France-based start-up offering cloud-based project and…
ONE Championship to produce Asian edition of ‘The Apprentice’
MMA promotion ONE Championship is producing an Asian edition of the hit television show The Apprentice, featuring its chairman and chief executive Chatri Sityodtong in the lead role as the business leader…
IMMAF eyes wider international TV reach with Fighting Spirit deal
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has signed a media-rights agreement with the Fighting Spirit agency for the worldwide sales of its broadcast programming
UFC seeks PPV uplift from Facebook, Tricolor secures UFC TV carriage
Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a fresh content agreement with social media platform Facebook designed to showcase its pay-per-view broadcasts