Mixed Martial Arts
Launch date set for UFC’s Latin American channel
Mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Mexican media group Televisa have announced that their new UFC-dedicated pay-television channel will launch on September 1 across 20 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.
MMA won’t return to Showtime before end of year
Showtime will not be able to provide coverage of mixed martial arts again until 2014, according to the US pay-per-view broadcaster’s executive vice-president Stephen Espinoza.
Fox Sports 2 launch confirmed
US cable-television channel Fuel TV has confirmed it will be rebranded as Fox Sports 2 on August 17 to coincide with the launch of Fox Sports 1, the new pay-television channel from the Fox Sports division of the Fox network.
Setanta Sports Eurasia pins down UFC deal
Pay-television sports broadcaster Setanta Sports Eurasia has agreed a rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
UFC strikes Colombian rights deal
Colombian commercial broadcaster Caracol has agreed a one-year deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to broadcast programming from the mixed martial arts promoter.
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship strikes double deal
Mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors Fighting Championship has agreed rights deals with UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports and Irish pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports.
Women’s MMA organisation secures maiden TV deal
Women’s mixed martial arts organisation the Invicta Fighting Championships has secured its first pay-per-view television rights deal for its event in Kansas City, Missouri on July 13.
Sportsnet strikes Ultimate Fighter deal
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet has acquired rights for the next edition of the Ultimate Fighter mixed martial arts series, which will feature Canadian fighters for the first time.
SuperSport connects with EFC Africa
Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport has agreed a new three-year rights partnership with the Extreme Fighting Championship Africa mixed martial arts organisation.
UFC strikes deal with Televisa to launch new channel
Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a deal with Televisa Networks to air UFC in 20 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and launch a new pay-television network.
Superkombat targets global audiences with Playbook International deal
Mixed martial arts championship Superkombat has partnered with the Playbook International agency for the distribution of its media rights on a global scale for the first time.