Mixed Martial Arts

Showtime Sports executive vice-president and general manager, Stephen Espinoza, has said the pay-television broadcaster is interested in acquiring US rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship once the mixed martial arts promotion’s current deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports expires.

Cage Warriors, the mixed martial arts event promoter, has secured a deal with UK free-to-air digital channel FreeSports.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation has signed a digital partnership with combat sports network Fite TV, through which it will stream pay-per-view events in the United States.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Australia has renewed its long-running media-rights agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Singaporean media company Mediacorp has struck a rights deal with the One Championship mixed martial arts series.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has earned an increase of about 38 per cent for rights to its second-tier Fight Night events in Australia, but has had to remove incumbent Fox Sports’ exclusivity in o…

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium and Luxembourg to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Asian mixed martial arts series the One Championship has agreed a rights deal with Latin American media platform Claro Sports.

Australian IPTV provider Fetch TV has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Filipino media company ABS-CBN has renewed a rights deal for the One Championship mixed martial arts series.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has turned the tide to earn a significant increase from its pan-regional pay-television rights deal with Fox Sports Asia.

Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN has extended an agreement for rights to the Bellator mixed martial arts series.

Fox Sports Asia, the regional subsidiary of 21st Century Fox’s broadcast arm, Fox Networks Group, has extended an agreement granting it rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Thai pay-television broadcaster RS has renewed a rights deal for the UFC mixed martial arts series.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series has extended a rights deal in Canada with pay-per-view broadcast distributor Premium Sports.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has begun a complete overhaul of its media rights in Latin America and Mexico, exiting its joint venture with Televisa in favour of a more traditional deal with former partner Fox Sports.

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a new multi-year rights deal with pay-television operator Fox Networks Group Latin America.

Asian mixed martial arts promotion the One Championship has revealed significant growth in its broadcast and digital media footprints.