Fox Sports Asia renews UFC rights deal

Fox Sports Asia, the regional subsidiary of 21st Century Fox’s broadcast arm, Fox Networks Group, has extended an agreement granting it rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

The new multi-year deal will see Fox Sports Asia deliver a range of UFC content across 15 countries.

The broadcaster will show more than 40 live events per year, as well as magazine programming and archived events.

The new deal also grants Fox Sports Asia exclusive rights to UFC’s reality series, The Ultimate Fighter.

Territories included in the agreement are: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.