MMA Fighting · Nov 5, 2015
GLORY kickboxing to now air on ESPN platforms
Esther Lin, MMA FightingThe kickboxing organization has signed a broadcast deal in the United States with the ESPN family of networks, GLORY announced in a press release Thursday. GLORY and Spike TV parted ways last month despite an auspicious start in 2013 due to poor ratings and lack of substantial promotion.
MMA Mania was the first to confirm the news after ESPN 3 listings leaked online Wednesday night.
GLORY 25 from Milan on Friday will be the first event to be carried by ESPN. The fights will be aired live at 4 p.m. ET on the ESPN 3 digital platform. They will then be aired on tape delay a few hours later at 1:30 a.m. ET on ESPN 2.