{"id":7752,"date":"2017-06-26T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/two-mma-contests-headed-uktvs-dave-channel\/"},"modified":"2017-06-26T13:47:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T17:47:28","slug":"two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Two MMA Contests Headed to UKTV\u2019s Dave Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has inked a two-part deal with mixed martial arts promoter BAMMA for two live contests that will air on its entertainment channel Dave.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement,<em> Live: BAMMA World Title Fight<\/em>, which<em>\u00a0<\/em>is set to take place at BAMMA 30 at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena on July 7 at 9 p.m., will broadcast on Dave. BAMMA 30 will be headlined by the Bantamweight World Title Fight between Northern Ireland\u2019s Alan \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d Philpott and England\u2019s Shay Walsh. The second contest lined up for Dave will be at the SSE Arena, Wembley on September 15.\u00a0The live action will be hosted by MMA presenter Andy Shepherd alongside former WBA Heavyweight Champion David\u00a0Haye and ex-UFC fighter Paddy \u201cThe Hooligan\u201d Holohan.<\/p>\n<p>Dave\u2019s general manager, Steve North, said, \u201cAfter the success of our first live MMA World Title fight in Birmingham, which proved very popular with 16 to 34s, it\u2019s excellent news for our viewers that we\u2019re able to extend our partnership with BAMMA. We\u2019re able to dedicate significant airtime to the two events, which is brilliant news for fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Green, BAMMA\u2019s CEO, added, \u201cIt was fantastic to hold our first MMA event in partnership with Dave at BAMMA 29 in Birmingham. Great fights, an electric atmosphere and a superb TV platform for BAMMA fans to enjoy the show. We are now excited to look ahead to huge events at the 3Arena in Dublin and the SSE Arena, Wembley. I have no doubt that these iconic venues will deliver some of the most memorable MMA events of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has inked a two-part deal with mixed martial arts promoter BAMMA for two live contests that will air on its entertainment channel Dave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1257,137,81],"class_list":["post-7752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-bamma","tag-dave","tag-uktv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two MMA Contests Headed to UKTV\u2019s Dave Channel - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two MMA Contests Headed to UKTV\u2019s Dave Channel - TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UKTV has inked a two-part deal with mixed martial arts promoter BAMMA for two live contests that will air on its entertainment channel Dave.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-26T16:27:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-06-26T17:47:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/\",\"name\":\"Two MMA Contests Headed to UKTV\u2019s Dave Channel - TVEUROPE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-26T16:27:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-06-26T17:47:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/26\/two-mma-contests-headed-to-uktvs-dave-channel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Two MMA Contests Headed to UKTV\u2019s Dave Channel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\",\"name\":\"TVEUROPE\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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