Brazil, a that has produced some of the best fighters in the
world including the UFC interim heavyweight champion Rodrigo Nogueira, and the UFC
middleweight champion finally has a three-year television distribution
agreement with Globosat.
Beginning with UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008 which will see the
aforementioned Nogueira defending his interim belt against Frank Mir, Globosats
subscription channel Premiere Combate, will air all UFC live events and other
feature UFC programming.
We are thrilled to have the worlds most exciting live
sports event the UFC available through Globosat, said UFC president Dana
White, in a press release. We have over 20 Brazilian fighters in the UFC,
including our Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, Interim Heavyweight
Champion Minotauro Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida, Gabriel Gonzaga,
and the list goes on and on. Now fight fans in Brazil can see their fights and
follow their favorite fighters starting December 28th with Minotauro and
Wanderlei at UFC 92.