DAZN and Combate Americas (MMA) Sign Landmark Multiyear English-Language Distribution Deal in U.S. and Canada
September 14 2018 - 12:18PM
Business Wire
First Fight: Bantamweight World Championship
Bout on Friday, Sept. 14
Gilbert Melendez, Julianna Peña and Max
Bretos to Call the Action on DAZN
DAZN, the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, today
announced a landmark, multiyear rights agreement with Combate
Americas, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports
franchise. The deal will bring a minimum of 13 fight nights per
year to DAZN.
Beginning with this weekend's card, DAZN will be the exclusive
home of Combate Americas' English-language broadcasts in the United
States and Canada. The first match will stream live from Phoenix on
DAZN at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 14.
Calling the action inside "La Jaula" – the Combate Americas cage
– will be MMA superstars Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez and Julianna
"The Venezuelan Vixen" Peña, alongside play-by-play announcer Max
Bretos.
Combate Americas is a fast-rising MMA organization known for its
action-packed fights and growing audience within the sport. This
monumental deal will bring Combate Americas to English-language
viewers for the first time.
"We are thrilled to be in partnership with an innovative and
global entertainment leader like DAZN, and to be able to showcase
the fast-paced, aggressive and in-your-face style of fighting that
Combate Americas offers and that, 25 years after I launched the
UFC, has re-defined MMA as 'Mucha Mas Accion,'" said Campbell
McLaren, Combate Americas CEO. "We continue to break new ground in
this sports industry, and this deal speaks directly to our pursuit
of reaching new heights."
"Chapter one of DAZN's entrance into the U.S. market is focused
on combat sports," said Joseph Markowski, DAZN SVP, North America.
"And with 80 percent of Combate Americas' fights ending in a
stoppage, we are excited to bring that type of action to fight
fans."
Following the announcement of deals across Matchroom Boxing,
Bellator MMA, and the World Boxing Super Series, the Combate
Americas deal puts the number of fight nights per year on DAZN at
80+.
Fans can sign up for DAZN for only $9.99 per month by
registering at DAZN.com or by downloading the DAZN app on a wide
range of connected devices, including smart TVs, PCs, smartphones,
tablets, and game consoles. For more information, fans can follow
DAZN's U.S. social channels: @DAZNUSA on Facebook, @DAZN_USA for
Twitter, and DAZN_USA for Instagram.
*Cards subject to change.
ABOUT DAZNDAZN is a global live and on-demand
sports streaming service created by fans, for fans, that is leading
the charge to provide access to sports anytime, anywhere. DAZN
guarantees no long-term contract, no bundles, just one affordable
price for access to all of the service’s sports on connected
devices including Smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and games
consoles. DAZN is currently available in Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, Japan, Canada, and Italy, and just launched for $9.99
a month in the U.S. – where it is set to become a must-have for
fight fans, with 80+ fight nights already lined up from Matchroom
Boxing, Bellator MMA, the World Boxing Super Series, and Combate
Americas.
ABOUT COMBATE AMERICASCombate Americas is the premier
Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly
becoming the number two sport, after soccer, for sports fans
worldwide. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV
programming, live events, and mobile programming. The
company's CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized
as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren
as "the marketing genius behind the UFC" and Yahoo! Sports
proclaimed that he "knows more about the sport than just about
anyone in it today." With an unprecedented product and a
blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is
poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world
championship level MMA competition.
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