Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and FOX Sports today announced an exclusive two-year distribution agreement to air UFC programming in Latin America.  The deal gives FOX Sports the rights to air UFC content in 18 countries in Latin America, excluding Brazil.  UFC fans in the region will now have access to the best mixed martial arts fights in the world.  UFC events will be available on FOX Sports, FOX Sports+, and FOX Sports HD, and all live events will air on FOX Sports and FOX Sports HD on Saturdays at 10 …

Earlier this month, MMAFighting.com reported that the UFC is looking to buy the cable network “G4 TV”. Well, long-time UFC veteran fighter Nate “Rock” Quarry thumbed out a tweet several minutes ago which leads me to believe the world’s largest MMA organization may announce the purchase this coming week.
@NateRockQuarry : I’ll be on Attack of the Show this Thurs with BiG news! Something EVERY fan wants to see!! Tune in to have your mind grapes squashed!
Although Nate’s return to the Octagon after a long layoff would be big …

Boston, MA - June 8, 2011 - World Championship Fighting announced today that the leading provider in High Definition Broadcasting, HDNet, will be covering WCF 11 on June 18th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. HDNet will be filming for their flagship program “Inside MMA” which airs weekly on the HDNet Television Network.
Inside MMA covers only the Nation’s best Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events to provide the most comprehensive coverage to fans across the US. Since its launch in 2001 HDNet has continually added to their lineup of Mixed …

UFC will hold its fourth event via Versus on June 26 in Pittsburgh, PA, and the lack of power in the headlining slots is anything but lacking. Heavyweight strikers Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo will duke it out prior to Nate Marquardt making his welterweight debut against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.
The fight card currently boasts:
Anthony Johnson vs. Nate Marquardt
Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo
Matt Mitrione vs. Christian Morecraft
John Howard vs. Martin Kampmann
Rich Attonito vs. Matt Brown
Manny Gamburyan vs. Tyson Griffin
Joe Lauzon vs. Curt Warburton
Joe Stevenson vs. Javier Vazquez
Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas
Edward …

Bellator Fighting Championships, a growing force in the world of mixed martial arts, has a new television home, MTV2.  It was announced today jointly by Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney and Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, MTV2. The three-year deal will commence in 2011.
Featuring some of the sport’s top stars, Bellator brings a unique format of world-class fighting to fans with 12-week, eight-man tournaments in respective weight classes. MTV2, which features the highest concentration of M12-24 and M12-34 in television, will telecast two of these LIVE tournaments per …