UFC Renews Bt Sport Broadcast Agreement

UFC has announced a renewal of its existing broadcast partnership with BT Sport, which will see the sports channel broadcast over 150 hours of live UFC events a year.

The renewed partnership sees BT Sport retain the exclusive live rights within the UK and Republic of Ireland and offer every UFC event across the globe, including all US numbered pay-per-view events and all EMEA events live.

The announcement comes ahead of the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on BT Sport.

James Elliott, general manager and vice president UFC EMEA, said: “There is no doubt that our initial partnership with BT Sport placed UFC and the sport of MMA in front of an engaged sports audience, and helped to grow the sport in the UK & Ireland.

“This renewal is a signal from both organisations that there is clearly more to come and that BT Sport provides the perfect platform on which to continue to grow the sport of MMA and UFC. The potential for growth for both organisations is huge and we are delighted to be continuing our partnership and to building something special.”

Simon Green, head of BT Sport said “UFC were one of the first partners that we announced back in 2013 when we launched BT Sport. Since then we have both come a long way and I’m very happy to announce today that we will continue to grow the sport with even more exclusive UFC action live on BT Sport.“

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