New deal sees 2022 European events air live on new broadcast channel BBC Three with USA events airing live on BBC iPlayer

لندن، انگلستان– Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today announced an exciting new partnership with BBC Sport which will see events emanating from outside America air live on the newly launched BBC Three channel and BBC iPlayer.

The ground-breaking broadcast deal will see BELLATOR MMA become one of the staples of the new channel. BBC Three and BBC iPlayer will have live broadcast of BELLATOR events taking place outside of the USA throughout 2022 whilst the promotion’s USA events will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer.

The deal represents a commitment from the BBC to continue showing all BELLATOR events live across its platforms in 2022 following the promotion’s hugely successful partnership with the broadcaster in 2021. BELLATOR news, features and results will also be regularly featured across BBC Sport’s digital platforms such as the BBC Sport website and app.

BELLATOR MMA is home to some of the most entertaining and skilled mixed martial artists in the world including Ryan Bader, ای جی مک کی, Gegard Mousasi, Cris “Cyborg,” Yaroslav Amosov and London’s own Michael “Venom” Page.

The BBC Three tie-up will kick off in style with a triple-header of exciting European cards, starting with BELLATOR’s highly anticipated return to Dublin’s 3Arena on Friday, فوریه 25. The card features a middleweight title fight between MMA legend Gegard Mousasi and the undefeated Austin Vanderford.

Following Dublin is another huge night in Paris on Friday, مه 6, as BELLATOR Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader defends his title against iconic French mixed martial artist Cheick Kongo. The promotion made history in the capital in 2020 by becoming the first major MMA promotion to hold an event in France, which was also the first time an MMA event was shown live on the BBC.

Rounding out the first three massive European events live on BBC Three will be BELLATOR’s return to London on Friday, مه 13, with another world title fight topping the bill. After an electric London show in October, the UK’s Michael “Venom” Page takes on the undefeated welterweight champion, یاروسلاو آموسوف, as he aims to become just the second British BELLATOR MMA champion.

Head of BELLATOR MMA Europe, دیوید گرین, گفت:: “We’re thrilled to be renewing our relationship with the BBC and to be on BBC Three. We’ve enjoyed an incredibly successful first year partnered with the broadcaster and we’re looking forward to reaching millions more UK homes as part of an exciting new channel. We’ve worked incredibly hard to bring live action from this amazing sport to as many people in the UK as possible, and this is yet another landmark step on that journey.”

President of BELLATOR MMA, اسکات کوکر, اضافه: “I’m so excited by the continued growth of MMA in the UK and delighted that we’ll continue to enjoy the support of the BBC by bringing our events live to existing British fans and new audiences in 2022.”

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درباره BELLATOR

BELLATOR MMA یک سازمان جهانی پیشرو در هنرهای رزمی ترکیبی است که بسیاری از بهترین مبارزان جهان را در خود جای داده است.. بر اساس جهت ترویج مبارزه کهنه اسکات کوکر, رویدادهای BELLATOR در شهرهای بزرگ جهان اتفاق می‌افتد و می‌توان آن‌ها را در تلویزیون در سراسر جهان مشاهده کرد 160 بیش از یک میلیارد نفر مخاطبان در دسترس دارند. در ایالات متحده, BELLATOR را می توان در SHOWTIME مشاهده کرد. BELLATOR متشکل از یک تیم اجرایی است که شامل متخصصان برتر صنعت در تولید تلویزیون است, ارکستراسیون رویداد زنده, توسعه جنگنده / روابط, تهیه محل برگزاری, ایجاد حمایت / توسعه, مجوز بین المللی, بازار یابی, تبلیغات, روابط تبلیغاتی و کمیسیون. BELLATOR در هالیوود مستقر است, کالیفرنیا. و متعلق به غول سرگرمی ViacomCBS است, خانه به مارک سرگرمی برتر در جهان است که با مخاطبان از طریق محتوای فوتی و فوری در سراسر تلویزیونی اتصال, سینما, سیستم عامل های آنلاین و تلفن همراه.