UFC renews Canadian rights deal with Premium Sports

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series has extended a rights deal in Canada with pay-per-view broadcast distributor Premium Sports.

Premium Sports will continue to serve as the exclusive commercial pay-per-view distributor for the UFC in all Canadian provinces, with the exception of Quebec.

The partnership between the two parties began in 2012.

Premium Sports currently has a network of customers that includes more than 2,000 sports-orientated commercial establishments, such as bars, restaurants, casinos, universities and oil rigs.