• Serie A and La Liga could also leave troubled streaming service
• Eleven Sports is owned by Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani
BT has taken back control of the UK rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship from beleaguered Eleven Sports, the self-styled “Netflix for sports” controlled by the Leeds United owner, Andrea Radrizzani, which is locked in last-ditch negotiations with key sports rights holders to avoid closure in the UK & Ireland.
The service, which launched less than four months ago, has been desperately attempting to renegotiate rights with its main partners including the UFC, Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s La Liga at reduced prices to avoid pulling the plug on its service.
Written by Mark Sweney
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/14/eleven-sports-ufc-bt-closure-la-liga-serie-a under the title “Eleven Sports sees UFC go to BT as talks to avoid closure continue”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
