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UFC Announces Long-Term Broadcast Deal With FOX Networks Group In Latin America


Date: 05/11 9:00 AM
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The world's premier mixed martial arts brand and Latin America's number one pay TV group partner to deliver UFC content across 17 countries reaching over 44 million households

Las Vegas - UFC and FOX Networks Group (FNG) Latin America today announced a multi-year deal to bring the world's fastest growing sport closer to fans throughout the region than ever before. FOX will air over 160 hours of live UFC content annually, including prime time UFC Pay-Per-View (PPV) events, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter reality television series and its Finales. The partnership kicks off on Saturday, May 13 with UFC 211: MIOCIC vs. DOS SANTOS 2 in Dallas, Texas. FOX Sports will air both the prelims and the main card live.

"UFC is excited to be partnering with FNG Latin America, the leading multi-platform entertainment Group in Latin America," UFC Senior Vice President of International and Content Joe Carr, said. "The opportunity to have our premier content available in over 44 million homes will immediately accelerate the growth of the UFC brand and the sport of MMA across the region. The emergence of young Latin American mixed martial artists coupled with FOX's marketing muscle and distribution, will allow us to expand our event output beyond Brazil and Mexico and into the rest of Latin America in the coming years."

UFC content will be available on Fox Sports and FOX Premium App & TV, FNG Latin America's exclusive entertainment experience, starting May 13th, reaching over 44 million households in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. Mexico will become part of the licensed territory starting Jan 1, 2019.

"We are thrilled to announce this exclusive partnership," Francisco Pazmiño, Senior VP of Acquisitions and Programming Strategy, FOX Sports Latin America said. "Having UFC back, the most recognized combat sports brand in the world, will allow us to deliver first class MMA content through our channels and digital platforms. We will seek to create synergies with the FOX Sports team in the United States, also UFC right holders, to deliver the most complete UFC experience to our fans. With this new deal, we will position FOX Sports via our 'FOX Fight Club' franchise as the number one destination for fighting sports in the region."

"We are proud to welcome UFC fights into the wide variety of FOX Premium App & TV content," Edgar Spielmann, EVP & COO FNG Latin America said. "This new agreement allows us to continue adding value to our unique, powerful and flexible entertainment experience, aiming to suit all our fans' preferences."

How to watch UFC on FOX:

* PPV Prelims: Live - simulcast on Fox Sports 2 and FOX Premium Action**
* PPV Main Cards: Live exclusively on FOX Premium Action starting July 29**
* UFC Fight Nights: Live exclusively on Fox Sports 2
* The Ultimate Fighter Finales: Live Exclusively on Fox Sports 2

** Note: UFC 211, UFC 212 and UFC 213 will air live on Fox Sports 2

For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com and www.foxsportsla.com or www.foxplay.com . All bouts live and subject to change.

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About UFC

UFC is a premium global sports brand and the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. Acquired in 2016 by global sports, entertainment and fashion leader, WME | IMG, together with strategic partners Silver Lake Partners and KKR, UFC is headquartered in Las Vegas with a network of employees around the world. UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe, while programming is broadcast in over 152 countries and territories to more than 1.1 billion TV households worldwide in 35 different languages. UFC FIGHT PASS, a digital subscription service, delivers exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the world. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram: @UFC.

About FOX Premium

FOX Premium is FOX Networks Group Latin America's Premium experience. Unique, and the most comprehensive in the region, it combines TV, TVVOD and BBVOD through FOX 1, FOX Action, FOX Comedy, FOX Family, FOX Classics, FOX Cinéma and FOX Movies, plus FOX App., to be able to watch first at any time and place all the contents of the entire FOX channels Portfolio. FOX Premium programming includes exclusive premiere series, movies, animation, original productions and exclusive live sporting events, uncut and in their original language.

About FOX Sports Latin America

FOX Sports is the leading sports pay TV television network in Latin America. The 24/7 network reaches more than 61 million homes in 19 countries in Latin America. Focusing on sports-related programming including live events, sports news, sports talk shows and other original contents. FOX Sports leading programming slate includes: Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone, Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A TIM, UEFA Champions League, NFL, MLB, WWE, Formula 1, and Formula E. FOX Sports is owned by FOX Networks Group (FNG) a 21st Century Fox company (NASDAQ: FOX; ASX: FOX). For more information, please visit www.foxsportsla.com .



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