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UFC sponsors China’s mobile Peacekeeper Elite League

Mixed martial arts league Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been announced as a strategic partner for Versus Programming Network’s (VSPN) Peacekeeper Elite League in China.

The Peacekeeper Elite League (PEL) is the official league for Tencent’s mobile shooter known as Game for Peace or alternately Peacekeeper Elite, a modified version of PUBG Mobile.

PEL’s official Weibo post on the news doesn’t share many details on the collaboration, which has the theme “Unstoppable Ambition,” but it notes that this is UFC’s first esports partnership in China and that the companies plan to activate the alliance in various ways.