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— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc)
May 31, 2022
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The broadcast relationship between the Ultimate Fighting
Championship and BT Sport will continue for the foreseeable
future.
BT Sport
announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to a “new multi-year
media rights deal that builds upon their existing broadcast
partnership for the UK and Ireland, ensuring that BT Sport will
remain the exclusive media home for UFC.” The UFC and BT Sport
partnership began in 2013.
The agreement includes all live UFC events as well as “hundreds of
hours” of original programming and classic bouts from the
promotion’s library.
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“We were blown away by the awesome response from the fans at our
London event earlier this year,” said UFC president Dana White in a
release. “The fans from the UK and Ireland love this sport and they
have always been great to us. And now, our roster of talent from
these countries is the strongest it’s ever been.
“We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with BT Sport to keep
promoting these athletes, building stars, and broadcasting the best
combat sports events on the planet to these incredible fans.”
The Las Vegas-based organization will return to the United Kingdom
for an event at the O2 Arena London on July 23 featuring a
heavyweight clash between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall.