Mixed Martial Arts
Eleven adds combat sports to US rights portfolio
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has further enhanced its rights portfolio in the United States by striking deals for three combat sports properties.
Neo Sports picks up rights to landmark Indian MMA event
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights to the Brave Combat Federation’s upcoming mixed martial arts event in Mumbai.
Fight Globe seeks to “own the niche” as bigger agencies circle
The Fight Globe agency, founded in 2012 by Sabine Kesseler and Nino Ockhuysen, is attempting to bridge the gap between broadcasters and combat sports promotions.
MP & Silva to distribute rights for Desert Force MMA
The MP & Silva agency has agreed an exclusive deal to distribute the media rights for the Desert Force Championship Middle Eastern mixed martial arts series.
Bellator to use Madison Square Garden event for return to pay-per-view
US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator is set to return to pay-per-view television for the first time since 2014 for an event held at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Alliance MMA engages agency to boost global media presence
US mixed martial arts organisation Alliance MMA has engaged the Kings Highway Media agency for the purposes of domestic and international media rights distribution.
UFC returns to Russian screens with fresh Match TV deal
Russian sports media platform Match TV has regained rights to mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Eleven expands MMA portfolio with Cage Warriors
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights for the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
EFC opts for exposure instead of revenue in South African market
South African mixed martial arts promotion the Extreme Fighting Championship will have its events shown live on public-service broadcaster the SABC for the next two years, increasing its exposure in its home market.
Fight Channel launches in Romania
The Fight Channel Group has agreed a carriage deal for its Fight Channel World HD pay-television channel with new Romanian OTT platform Streamark.
UFC lands first major rights deal under WME-IMG stewardship
Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN has agreed a multi-year deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship granting it exclusive rights to the mixed martial arts promotion in the Middle East and North Africa.
Malaysia’s Tune Talk extends with One Championship
Malaysian telecommunications provider Tune Talk has extended a content deal with the One Championship mixed martial arts series.
EFC secures rights deal with South Africa’s SABC
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Extreme Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
UFC uses Telesport to sell rights in Russia
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will use the Telesport agency to sell its rights in Russia after sports media platform Match TV failed to agree terms on a renewal for the mixed martial arts series.
Fight Sports channel secures carriage deals in Baltics
Media company CSI Sports has agreed carriage deals for its Fight Sports pay-television channel in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Sony gets behind India’s Super Fight League
Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has signed up as the broadcast partner for the Super Fight League, India’s first mixed martial arts promotion.
WME|IMG wants more TV, less ppv, to guarantee UFC returns
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is preparing to ditch pay-per-view as its main media-rights revenue stream in the US, as owners WME|IMG seek to increase the guaranteed revenue of July’s $3.775bn (€3.522bn) acquisition.
One Championship signs African rights deal with StarTimes
Pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes has acquired rights for the One Championship mixed martial arts series.