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UFC AND STARZPLAY ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Next weekend will see a huge night of action on STARZPLAY with UFC® 300: PEREIRA vs. HILL streaming live from Las Vegas starting with the early prelims from 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 14. Headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout that will see Alex Pereira go for his first title defence against former titleholder and No. 1 ranked contender Jamahal Hill. UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili defends against No. 1 contender Yan Xiaonan in the first ever all-Chinese UFC title bout. Also, Justin Gaethje puts his BMF belt on the line against former featherweight champion Max Holloway in a highly anticipated Fight of the Year candidate. The stacked, action-packed card will be available exclusively on STARZPLAY.

David Shaw, UFC Executive Vice President, Head of International and Content, said, “The MENA region is so important to UFC, we have had incredible success hosting live events, alongside our partners at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi.  Now we will have an incredible platform to broadcast all UFC content to our ever-growing fan base in the Middle East and North Africa. Starzplay has come on board with fresh and innovative thinking on how to tailor our content across the region and we can’t wait to kick things off with UFC® 300.”