UFC Coming to OSN

DUBAI: OSN has inked a long-term exclusive agreement with UFC to bring mixed martial arts programming to its subscribers across the MENA region.

The new partnership makes all UFC content available exclusively for OSN subscribers. This includes live events, pre- and post-event shows and The Ultimate Fighter reality series.

Also in partnership with UFC, OSN is launching UFC Fight Pass within the region. The digital subscription service features the world’s largest combat sports library, including all past UFC events, exclusive programming, access to UFC archives, select live events and more.

Andy Warkman, the senior VP of sport and sports production at OSN, said: “We are very excited about bringing UFC back to OSN viewers and entering into this long-term partnership. We are listening to our customers, and delivering exclusive content and great value to our new sports channel packages. UFC has seen massive growth and we look forward to working with them and WME|IMG to build on that growth in our region. UFC will be one of our standout offerings in the new sports lineup for 2017.

“UFC on OSN will be industry-defining, as for the first time, we will produce localized Arabic content ‘for the region, from the region’ to give UFC fans an unrivaled viewing experience.”

James Elliott, UFC’s VP for EMEA, added: “We are pleased to be partnering with OSN once again to bring even more exciting, new and localized content to viewers across the Middle East and Africa. UFC has previously held two very successful events in the UAE and witnessed first hand the passion of the fans across the region. Together we will bring athlete stories and events to fans like never before, ensuring they don’t miss a minute of the action.”