MP & Silva to distribute rights for Desert Force MMA

The MP & Silva agency has agreed an exclusive deal to distribute the media rights for the Desert Force Championship Middle Eastern mixed martial arts series.

MP & Silva will serve as the exclusive broadcast and sponsorship agency to the series.

Desert Force launched in 2010 and features fighters from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Tunisia.

MBC Action, a free-to-air satellite television channel that broadcasts in various countries in the Middle East and North Africa, has shown coverage of the series for the past five years.

Desert Force Championship chief executive Zaid Mirza said: “MP & Silva are a sports powerhouse and this a huge step for Mena MMA and the global growth of the sport.”