By A Correspondent
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), will broadcast the highly anticipated MMA event of the year, UFC 200. The event will be telecast live on 10th July 2016, at 07:30 hrs on Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD, SONY ESPN and SONY ESPN HD. The biggest fight card of the year, UFC 200 will also be available for live streaming on SonyLIV. The repeat of the entire fight event will be telecast on the same day at1600hrs across all channels.
UFC 200 marks the return of The Beast, Brock Lesnar, to the UFC Octagon who will be facing off Mark Hunt in the headlining fight. UFC 200 will also feature some of the biggest superstars of MMA, all on one fight card that promises to entice the growing fan-base of UFC in India. Also featuring on the fight card will be Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Miesha Tate, defending her title against Amanda Nunes and veteran featherweight fighter, Jose Aldo facing Frankie Edgar for the Interim Featherweight Title.
The UFC 200 event in India will be promoted by superstar Salman Khan. The actor plays the role of an MMA fighter in his upcoming movie, Sultan, and fights UFC’s Welterweight fighter, Tyron Woodley in the film. The actor also features in the promo for UFC 200 on the SPN channels, where he introduces Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC Octagon.
The UFC 200 fight card live screening will take place simultaneously in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai on July 10th, 2016, at 0730 Hrs at the Hard Rock Café. The screening is also open to walk in consumers who would like to be a part of the community experience.