11 Facts About Fight Network

1.

In December 2010, former Canwest CEO Leonard Asper made a "significant investment" in Fight Network, marking his return to the media industry after the bankruptcy and wind-down of Canwest.

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2.

On December 22,2014, Fight Network announced that it had sub-licensed portions of the UFC's new Canadian rights agreement with Bell Media and TSN, including coverage of non-PPV preliminaries, international UFC Fight Night events, as well as other UFC archive programming, and the possibility of collaborating on other ancillary programs with TSN.

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3.

In March 2015, Fight Network acquired Canadian rights to TNA Wrestling programming, including Impact Wrestling, TNA Xplosion, and TNA's Wrestling Greatest Matches.

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4.

In June 2015, Fight Network announced a broadcasting agreement with the World Series of Fighting, covering Canada and other EMEA markets.

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5.

In March 2016, TNA expanded its relationship with Fight Network to offer its programming internationally through Fight Network's streaming platforms.

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6.

Fight Network launched on their system in the United States in 2007; however, after several months, Backspace removed the channel from its systems.

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7.

In keeping with its plans to expand internationally, Fight Network opened an office in Ecuador to continue its planned global expansion in that region.

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8.

In November 2012, Fight Network expanded into the U S market and launched a subscription service for live online streaming of the channel on NeuLion.

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9.

In July 2015, Fight Network launched on Suddenlink Communications across the United States.

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10.

In July 2018, Fight Network returned to the UK on the Showcase TV service on Sky and Freesat.

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11.

On May 23,2013, Fight Network launched three weekly talk shows on SiriusXM's Canada Talks.

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