The BBC has agreed to broadcast Bellator exclusively in the UK on BBC iPlayer in 2021 The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) has questioned the BBC’s decision to broadcast MMA competitions in the UK. Citing fears over the effect of concussions, DCMS chair Julian Knight MP has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie […]
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UFC to deliver weekly livestreams on TikTok
UFC is the third most followed sports league on the platform, with over 6.3 million followers UFC and TikTok have agreed a ‘multi-year’ deal that will see the former deliver exclusive weekly livestreams to the platform. Starting this week with content created around the 20 February Blaydes v Lewis Fight Night in Las Vegas, the […]
Revealed: The BBC’s plans for Bellator on iPlayer
Head of radio and digital, BBC Sport, Ben Gallop, tells Broadcast Sport about what the broadcaster has in mind for the MMA competition MMA competition Bellator will be shown on BBC iPlayer throughout 2021, thanks to a deal agreed by the free-to-air broadcaster. This comes after Bellator Paris was shown on the platform back in […]
UFC secures Eleven and RMC Sport broadcast deals
Conor McGregor’s shock defeat to Dustin Poirier was aired on both networks last weekend UFC has secured new broadcast deals with Eleven Belgium and French broadcaster RMC Sport. Eleven’s multi-year deal began on Saturday, with Conor McGregor’s loss to Dustin Poirier the first bout to be broadcast as a result of it. The agreement means […]
Eleven Sports extends Cage Warriors deal
Acquires live rights for Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg Eleven Sports has acquired live rights to Cage Warriors fights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy in 2020 and 2021. The deal marks the extension of an existing partnership between Eleven and promotion outfit MMA. Over the past three years Eleven has broadcast every Cage Warriors fight night […]