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Viaplay Becomes the Exclusive Home for KSW in the UK
Starting from KSW 76 on November 12, Viaplay UK will become the official exclusive home of KSW for fight fans in the United Kingdom.
The KSW roster boasts some of the best UK talent including record breaking KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries (22-6), former KSW middleweight champ Scott Askham (19-5), and Tom Breese (15-3), who faces Poland’s Pawel Pawlak (20-4-1) in an exciting middleweight clash at KSW 76.
The headline of this next event will see French sensation Salahdine Parnasse (16-1) attempt to become a double KSW champ when he meets Sebastian Rajewski (12-7) for the interim-KSW lightweight title.
Viaplay UK will also showcase the tentpole XTB KSW 77event on December 17 featuring one of the biggest fights in the history of European MMA as five-time world’s strongest man Mariusz Pudzianowski (17-7)meets former three-time KSW champion Mamed Khalidov (35-8-2) in front of a sold out attendance of over 15,000 fans at the Arena Gliwice in Gliwice, Poland.
Martin Lewandowski, KSW CEO:
“I am excited that KSW will be part of Viaplay’s launch in the UK. In addition to our strong UK fanbase, this move will bring KSW into more homes across the whole United Kingdom and gives fans there more opportunities to not only support their own British stars but also enjoy KSW events every month.”
Viaplay Group launches its Viaplay streaming service in the UK starting from today, November 1. Viewers will be offered two packages: the Films & Series package focused on Nordic storytelling with award-winning Viaplay Originals and curated third-party content, and the Total package that also includes the combined UK sports line-up of Viaplay and UK sports streamer and TV channel operator Premier Sports.
UK sports fans will be able to follow a broad range of live events on Viaplay, including all European Qualifiers for the UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup played by the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s national football teams, along with the UEFA Nations League and friendlies, until 2028.
Viaplay will also show LaLiga, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Coppa Italia football; BKT United Rugby Championship, Rugby Football League and TOP 14 rugby; NHL, IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Champions Hockey League and Elite Ice Hockey League; CEV volleyball; KSW mixed martial arts; EHF handball; ISU figure skating and speed skating; World Athletics Continental Tour Gold and Indoor Tour; and much more.
For more information on Viaplay UK, see here: https://viaplay.com/gb-
