LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Charles Oliveira of Brazil punches Tony Ferguson of their light-weight bout through the UFC 256 occasion at UFC APEX on December 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The UFC is with no broadcast companion in Brazil, one of many largest hotspots for MMA globally, to start out 2025.
The UFC signed a three-year cope with Brazilian broadcaster Band that kicked off again in January of 2023. Nonetheless, per a report by MMA Preventing, that partnership has come to an finish with 12 months nonetheless remaining.
No motive for the early termination has been reported, although MMA Preventing’s Guilherme Cruz indicated that the promotion had opted to finish the deal early. The upcoming UFC Vegas 101, which takes place this Saturday, January 11, will air completely on UFC Struggle Go for Brazilian MMA followers.
Band aired a dozen Struggle Evening playing cards yearly. Preliminary playing cards aired on Brazilian Youtube channel GOAT; that deal has additionally come to an in depth.
Previous to the Band period, the UFC loved a prolonged and profitable relationship with Globo, one which lasted many years. There’s a chance that the promotion returns there, with Globo nonetheless within the fight sports activities recreation (the PFL can be partnered with the community). Netflix, in addition to ESPN Brasil (rebranded as merely ESPN within the South American nation) may be in play for the UFC’s media rights in Brazil.
Within the U.S., the UFC’s broadcast cope with ESPN runs by means of the top of 2025, with one thing of a bidding conflict anticipated with the rights up for renewal.
