FOX Becomes Exclusive Home of PFL in Mexico and Central America
The PFL has secured a new foothold in Latin America through a multi-year media rights agreement with FSM Rights LLC, a division of FOX Corporation, that will see 24 live events broadcast across Mexico and Central America starting in 2026. Under the deal, FOX becomes the exclusive regional home for PFL’s MMA programming, with events and shoulder content set to run on Canal FOX (pay TV), Fox on Tubi (AVOD/FAST) and Fox One (SVOD), aligning with the company’s wider push to grow its sports offering in Mexico following the acquisition and rebrand of Caliente TV.
PFL and FOX Strike 2026 Latin America Media Rights Deal
For PFL fans in the region, the agreement guarantees access to all 16 PFL Global events in 2026, beginning with PFL: Road to Dubai on 7 February at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena, where two PFL world title fights will headline a 13-bout card backed by the Dubai Sports Council. The schedule then moves to Europe with PFL Madrid in March before returning to the United States for cards in Pittsburgh and Chicago, as outlined in PFL’s first 2026 calendar announcement, with additional dates and venues still to be confirmed.
Road to Dubai is already positioned as one of the promotion’s key international shows, featuring unbeaten lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov against England’s Alfie Davis in the main event, and will be carried in the U.S. via the ESPN App and in MENA via Starzplay.
Beyond the main season, FOX’s package also extends to PFL’s international ecosystem, with eight events from PFL MENA and PFL Africa set to air in 2026, mirroring the international strategy that has already brought those properties to U.S. audiences through a separate Vice TV deal covering 10 events and 50 hours of archival content.
That structure means Latin American viewers will see both championship-level cards and the development pipeline of regional talent from the Middle East and Africa, reinforcing PFL’s longer-term ambition to build localized leagues alongside its global tournament format, a plan previously floated when the promotion first partnered with FOX Sports Mexico and raised the possibility of a Latin America series as early as 2026.
The partnership also gives FOX access to PFL’s archive, including past seasons, classic bouts and original long-form programming, which will sit alongside live weigh-ins, event-week specials and athlete-focused features across its linear and streaming platforms. For PFL, the move continues an international expansion strategy that has recently included multi-event commitments in Dubai and new distribution deals in markets such as MENA and the U.S. for its regional properties.
For FOX, adding PFL strengthens a combat sports slate that in Mexico already includes domestic properties like Lucha Libre AAA, and fits with its stated aim of using Canal FOX, Fox on Tubi and Fox One to deliver a deeper mix of live sports and on-demand content to Latin American audiences.
