ESPN STAR Sports signs up a 5 yearTV broadcast rights deal with SFL

ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, today announced a 5 year broadcast deal with Super Fight League (SFL), Asia's leading Mixed Martial Arts property which is the brain child of Raj Kundra, owner of Rajasthan Royals and Sanjay Dutt, the Bollywood action superstar. The network will cover 23 SFL Fight Nights live on a fortnightly basis from the 2013-14 season which kicks off in Mumbai on March 29, 2013 and will continue all year round till March end 2014.

This year a total of around 250 fighters, male and female, from India and abroad will fight it out for the coveted Championship Title Beltand the right to be crowned SFL World Champion. This season will see participants from top notch MMA playing countries like Japan, Brazil and USA. A lot of NRI MMA fighters from countries like Australia, UK, Canada, Germany and USA will also be in seen in action and add a lot of flavor in this high octane contact sport.

SFL season 2 is set to kick-off in Mumbai on March 29this year and will take place every fortnight till March end 2014. For more information on all the action, please log on to www.superfightleague.com.