UFC renews contract with BT Sport for television rights in Ireland and United Kingdom

According to MMA Fighting, Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC) officials
recently announced that it renewed a
broadcasting deal with BT Sport to give
the network exclusive rights to air UFC
events in the United Kingdom and
Ireland until 2018.
James Elliot -- general manager and
vice president of UFC Europe --
touched on the importance of the deal:
"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 and Ireland. This renewal
is a signal from both
organizations 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
organizations is huge and we are
delighted to be continuing our
partnership and to building
something special."
The channel aims to air every main
card and non-Fight Pass preliminary
fight live along with more than 150
hours of action a year, according to the
report.
It’s been a good couple of years for
both United Kingdom and Ireland when
it comes to the mixed martial arts
(MMA) world, as the UK saw Michael
Bisping become the first-ever MMA
fighter from that country to capture
UFC gold at UFC 199 by knocking out
Luke Rockhold.

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