Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts organisation, ONE Championship, has announced a landmark partnership with UK based broadcaster, Sky Sports. The broadcast deal will see ONE Championship fights airing in UK and Ireland.
The first fight on this deal will commence with ONE Fight Night 18 on January 13 with Superlek Kiatmuu9 set to face Elias Mahmoudi for the Flyweight Kickboxing title. ONE Fight Night will also feature UK’s Liam Harrison taking on John Linekar. The event will take place in Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
Chatri Sityodtong talks about ONE Championship’s deal with Sky Sports
ONE Championship has announced a broadcast deal with Sky Sports in the UK.
ONE Fight Night events and ONE Friday Fights will be shown live across all Sky platforms, including TV, digital and social.
“Sky Sports is Europe’s biggest sports broadcaster by far and the UK is the… pic.twitter.com/VLbGtZeIfC
— Nicolas Atkin (@nicatkinONE) December 12, 2023
“For years, our UK fans have been clamouring for ONE to be broadcast on one of the region’s major networks.
“Today, I’m excited to announce a new partnership with Sky Sports, the premier broadcaster for live sports in the UK and one of the most well-known sports networks in the world.
“This deal marks an important milestone for the celebration of martial arts and the continued expansion of ONE Championship’s global footprint.”
ONE is home to the world’s best Muay Thai athletes like Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Superlek, Stamp Fairtex, Jonathan Haggerty, Liam Harrison etc.
Apart from Muay Thai, ONE also features top MMA fighters like Ritu Phogat, Demetrious Johnson, Anatoly Malykhin, Sage Northcutt etc.