Mixed Martial Arts
UFC renews airline partnership with AirAsia
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has renewed its partnership with Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia
ONE Championship signs 14-month deal with Fullerton Markets
The ONE Championship mixed martial arts series has signed a new Official Partner deal with Asian brokerage firm Fullerton Markets
UFC steps up sales focus in Brazil, renews with Volkswagen until 2020
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has renewed its partnership with Volkswagen Brazil until 2020
UFC signs partnership with Motel 6
UFC has tied up a new partnership with Motel 6, which will become the mixed martial arts organisation's first Official Economy Lodging Partner, a new sponsorship category
PokerStars makes UFC debut at California event
The world’s largest poker brand, PokerStars, featured at the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2018, having signed as the UFC’s first-ever ‘Official Poker Partner’ in December.
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UFC signs first cryptocurrency, poker partners
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts promotion has signed partnerships with cryptocurrency firm Litecoin and poker brand PokerStars
Monster Energy renews with Bellator MMA
US energy drink brand Monster Energy has renewed its Global Partner deal with US-based mixed martial arts organisation Bellator
UFC gets new Official Beer, renews with Monster Energy
Mexican beer brand Modelo is paying between $12m (€10.6m/£9.2m) and $14m per year as the new Official Beer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, according to industry sources.
AirAsia gets upgrade for McGregor-Nurmagomedov fight
UFC partner AirAsia will get ‘unprecedented branding’ at this weekend’s big fight between UFC legend Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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UFC grabs pub and hotel group partner in Australia
UFC has signed a new multi-year deal with Australia’s largest pub and hotel chain ALH Group.
The McGregor effect: UFC 229 almost sells out within three minutes
Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since boxing against Floyd Mayweather in August 2017 and his last Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) outing was nearly two years ago – but he remains the biggest draw in Ultimate Figh…
UFC opens new sponsorship category with Trifecta deal
Mixed martial arts organisation the Ultimate Fighting Championship has opened up a new sponsorship category by partnering with all-organic meal delivery service Trifecta Nutrition
UFC opens new partnership category with Van Heusen deal
Apparel company PVH has agreed a deal for its Van Heusen formalwear brand to become the official men’s dress furnishings provider of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation.
UFC signs first CIS partner ahead of Russian debut
Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a sponsorship deal with betting company Parimatch, which becomes its first marketing partner in the Commonwealth of Independent…
AirAsia: UFC deal targets Chinese and Australian markets
Low-cost airline AirAsia has signed sponsorship deals with leading mixed martial arts and surfing organisations to help grow the brand in important Asia-Pacific markets such as China and Australia
AirAsia deal adds to UFC’s presence in Asia-Pacific
The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation plans to host five events in Asia and Australia in 2018 as it consolidates its presence in Asia-Pacific and creates more assets for its expanding regional sponsorship roster.
One Championship signs telco partner
The One Championship mixed martial arts series has agreed a sponsorship deal with telco Telenor Myanmar.
Boost Mobile connects with Bellator
Mixed martial arts promotion Bellator has entered into a partnership with US telco Boost Mobile.