Mixed martial arts (MMA) giant UFC announced a broadcast media partnership with
Fox International Channel (FIC)’s sports network, FOX Sports Africa. The partnership
begins with UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Duffy, the UFC’s anticipated return to Ireland
on 24 October.
The partnership runs until 2018 and is a major coup for Fox Sports Africa. The channel
will broadcast all the main cards of UFC events as well as a host of UFC programming.
Additional programming will include UFC Insider and UFC
Countdown, as well as magazine programming spanning live, reality,
documentary, in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes.
FOX Sports is the latest channel to join an exclusive group of UFC rights holders from
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including BT Sport, Fight Channel, ProSeibenSAT1,
Setanta, Kombat Sport, VGTRK and Extreme, who will provide programming as
demand intensifies for the world’s fastest growing sport.
