¡¡¡Grandes noticias!!! ¡Estamos de vuelta!
Combate Global ha firmado un contrato de cinco años con Univision.
¡Nuestra primera pelea es el 9 de abril!Big News!!! We’re back! Combate Global has signed a five-year deal
with Univision. Our first fight is April 9th! pic.twitter.com/oZyiFNszn7— Combate Global (@combateglobal)
March 31, 2021
Latin American mixed martial arts promotion Combate Americas will
rebrand itself as part of a five-year broadcast partnership with
Univision, the top Spanish language content and media company in
the United States.
The organization, which will now be known as Combate Global, has
signed a five-year media rights deal to broadcast 30 events
annually on Univision. The kick-off event will take place on April
9, with further details for the card to be announced in the coming
weeks.
Going forward, Combate Global events will be available on all
Univision platforms, including TUDN, the TUDN Radio Network,
TUDN.TV and the TUDN app. Additionally, Combate’s fight library
will be available on Univision’s recently-launched streaming
service called PrendeTV.
“This powerful broadcast partnership will establish Combate Global
as the premier MMA brand on TV in North America. Univision’s power
and Combate Global’s excitement will inspire passion in a new
generation of fans for this sport,” Combate Global CEO Campbell
McLaren said in a release.
According to the release, the rebrand to Combate Global reflects
the promotion’s addition of athletes from outside the United States
and Latin American countries, “to support the company’s
electrifying country vs. country style of competition, similar to
that of international soccer competitions.”
In another twist, North American soccer matches will serve as
lead-in programming to Combate Global events in hopes of connecting
soccer fans with mixed martial arts.
“We are excited to extend our relationship and look forward to
growing the Combate brand in new and innovative ways across our
Univision platforms,” said Univision president of sports Juan
Carlos Rodriguez. “With our audience’s passion for thrilling, live
action, Combate has teamed with our portfolio of soccer rights to
deliver a powerful one-two punch. Combate is a fast-ascending
property and we are committed to delivering more events from the
premier Hispanic MMA franchise to fight fans than ever before.”