French free-to-air commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired rights to European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors just weeks after the country’s media regulator lifted a broadcast ban on the sport.
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Okko Sport launches MMA package after Bellator deal
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Combate Americas lands AXS TV and Fight Network rights deals
Hispanic mixed martial arts promotion Combate Americas has agreed English-language rights deals in the US and Canada with pay-television broadcasters AXS TV and Fight Network
Nent extends UFC rights in Nordic territories
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts promotion
MMA legalised in Vietnam
Vietnam's government has legalised mixed martial arts, paving the way for the sport's first legal event in the country to take place within a couple of months