PFL in Negotiations with Netflix and FOX, Unlikely to Renew Contract with ESPN

lp grow the promotion.“I tend to be very direct, but I think what I’m saying is factually correct: They’re not doing anything to help promote and make it easy for our viewers and fans to find us,” Martin told SBJ. “I can’t tell you the number of incoming complaints that people write in — they say, ‘I was actively looking to find your event, and I couldn’t find it, I didn’t know when it was on.’“I was hoping the PFL was going to become more important to ESPN, and we haven’t seen that in terms of better scheduling, better network access, and then of course the marketing and promotion, but the tune-in and on-air promotion — and we’ve seen none of that, so that speaks volumes to what their commitment might be to mixed martial arts,” Martin continued.RelatedPFL cleans up confounding championship system: ‘One champion, one division’Usman Nurmagomedov, Dakota Ditcheva top PFL New York fight card on July 31PFL is putting on genuinely great fights. In all honesty, the product might be the best it has ever been since the promotion’s inception.But, I bet you’re not watching, are you?PFL is putting on genuinely great fights. In all honesty, the product might be the best it has ever been since the promotion’s inception.But, I bet you’re not watching, are you?That is the problem PFL has to solve with its next media rights deal. The fights are there. The talent is there. The action is there. Now, the promotion needs a platform that actually wants to push it, promote it and make it easy for fans to find.That is the problem PFL has to solve with its next media rights deal. The fights are there. The talent is there. The action is there. Now, the promotion needs a platform that actually wants to push it, promote it and make it easy for fans to find.And with Martin — the former CEO of Turner Broadcasting — now at the helm, PFL at least has someone with the media connections to land the promotion somewhere much better.And with Martin — the former CEO of Turner Broadcasting — now at the helm, PFL at least has someone with the media connections to land the promotion somewhere much better.RelatedDo you watch entire UFC APEX cards live? | MMA ManiaRelated18-1 ‘Contender Series’ phenom dumped by UFC with no ‘clear explanation’ gets picked up by PFLFor all the latest PFL news and notes click here.For all the latest PFL news and notes click here.See More: Latest UFC/MMA NewsProfessional Fighters League (PFL)VideosMMA ManiaA daily roundup of mixed martial arts newsEmail (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad