King of the Cage, Inc.
(KOTC), a worldwide mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion performing over 400+
live events since its inception in 1999, announces a multi-year North American
weekly television deal with MAVTV.
The exclusive television deal
gives MAVTV the rights to broadcast a new event every Wednesday night (7pm PST,
10pm EST) for the next five years on its network. Each show will be 2 hours
long and feature a new KOTC event.
KOTC’s founder, Terry
Trebilcock states, “It’s an honor to be associated with MAVTV. A 260-event
weekly deal is unheard of in a sport this new. It not only will accelerate the
progress of KOTC, but MMA as a whole.”
The deal is not only to
include the 260 2-hour new KOTC shows, but some of the library of KOTC. This
will include a 1-hour weekly broadcast from its new series “Greatest KnockOuts”
which features 8-10 amazing knockouts. KOTC’s “Classic Series," which is
comprised of the 100 greatest fights in the history of KOTC, featuring present
KOTC Champions, but also, other recognizable names like, Quinton Jackson,
Urijah Faber, Diego Sanchez, Forrest Griffin, and Rashad Evans, just to name a
few. In addition, KOTC’s programming will include a minimum of four live
broadcasts yearly along with a monthly MMA talk show. The first live broadcast
took place Friday, September 21st from the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. The next live broadcast will be Thursday, December 20th from the San
Manuel Casino in Highland, California.
MAVTV was recently purchased
by auto racing giant, Lucas Oil Motorsports. Jason Patison from Lucas Oil, now
presently the Programming Director for MAVTV, states, "We are heavily
committed to making both KOTC and MAVTV household names."
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