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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I notice the UFC event in London is to be televised and available on Channel 5 , don't BT Sports hold the rights to UFC ? Am I reading to much into that ?
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It is an interesting point. For some reason, and somewhat out of the blue, Channel 5 have decided to ramp up their coverage of live fight action. They are showing boxing live tonight, UFC next week followed by more live boxing on the 15th and 22nd of March. 4 Saturday nights on the trot is unheard of for them.
The whole UFC show is live on BT Sport from start to finish. Channel 5 are just showing the main event live followed by highlights. Maybe we are getting a taste of what Channel 5 could be like if BT bought them out?