{"id":107493,"date":"2025-11-06T21:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107493"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:18:54","slug":"vice-tv-and-professional-fighters-league-join-forces-to-showcase-global-mma-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/06\/vice-tv-and-professional-fighters-league-join-forces-to-showcase-global-mma-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice TV and Professional Fighters League Join Forces to Showcase Global MMA in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107494\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Professional-Fighters-League.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Professional-Fighters-League.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Professional-Fighters-League-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>VICE TV announced a new partnership with Professional Fighters League (PFL), the global powerhouse in MMA and fastest-growing sports league world-wide, to serve as the exclusive linear US telecast home for ten international events, beginning with two in December and continuing with eight more throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The first-of-its-kind deal brings PFL&#8217;s international fights to US audiences for the first time through VICE TV&#8217;s more than 40 million cable and satellite homes. In 2025, two live events, the PFL MENA Championships on December 5 from Saudi Arabia and the PFL Africa Championships on December 20 from Benin, West Africa, will air on the network, expanding to eight additional events from MENA and Africa in 2026. 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Together, we&#8217;re bringing the action, culture, and energy of PFL MENA and PFL Africa to millions of fans across the U.S., while continuing to build the sport&#8217;s worldwide momentum through live events and exclusive programming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Professional Fighters League is the latest addition to VICE TV&#8217;s sports strategy. The network airs 200 hours of live event sports programming each year. PFL joins VICE TV&#8217;s growing roster of live sports, including BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, United Fight League, and Arena Football One, which all currently air live on the network. VICE TV most recently premiered the six-episode series NFL Classics: After Further Review, with host Kyle Brandt, from Omaha Productions in association with NFL Films, which revisited six iconic NFL games with unfiltered commentary from NFL legends and celebrity fans.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE<\/p><div id=\"morty-3258808888\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global powerhouse in MMA and the fastest-growing sports league world-wide. 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