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Eleven Sports extends Cage Warriors rights

January 9, 2020

Eleven Sports will show live coverage of Cage Warriors in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy through 2020 and 2021. The deal marks the extension of a successful partnership between Elevenand the MMA promotion. Over the past three years Eleven has broadcast every Cage Warriors fight night as well as co-delivering a series of live events in Belgium.

Eleven will go on to show all Cage Warriors’ LIVE events in 2020 and 2021. Coverage starts with the championship’s first visit to the BEC Arena in Manchester on March 7th. Cage Warriors will then deliver the first half of a MMA weekend at The O2 in London – with a Cage Warriors show on March 20th followed by UFC London on March 21st.

Danny Menken, Group Managing Director at Eleven Sports, said: “Cage Warriors are Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion. They’ve been a fantastic partner to Eleven over the past three years, delivering electric entertainment to our fans. We’re delighted to be continuing our relationship with them.” 

Casimir Knight, CEO of Cage Warriors, added: “It’s always an honour and a privilege to work with Eleven – their creative and entrepreneurial approach fits well with our commitment to grow European MMA”.

 

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