-- TSN the Exclusive Home in Canada

-- Multiplatform Deal Includes Live PFL Season and Additional Exclusive Content 

-- Season Starts Thursday, May 9

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization ever to present 
MMA through a regular season, playoffs and championship format, has reached a 
multi-year deal making ESPN and ESPN+ the home of the PFL in the United States, 
and with TSN, making it the exclusive home of PFL in Canada.

Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/826509/PFL_Logo.jpg 

All ten PFL events will air live across ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, the 
direct-to-consumer subscription sports streaming service in the United States, 
with up to three hours of exclusive action live on ESPN+ and up to two 
exclusive hours live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. 

TSN holds similar rights and will exclusively air all PFL events in Canada. The 
rights include the regular season, playoffs and championship event.

Six, five-hour PFL Regular Season events will take place on Thursday nights 
from May to August. Three PFL Playoff events will take place in October, with 
coverage also carried across ESPN+, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. PFL Playoff events 
will feature the top eight fighters in each of the competition's six weight 
classes attempting to fight—and win—twice in the same night to advance to the 
PFL Championship.

The season culminates with the PFL 2019 Championship on New Year's Eve with 
world title fights in every weight class live exclusively on ESPN2 and ESPN 
Deportes. Winners of each title bout will be crowned PFL World Champion in 
their weight class and earn $1 million. 

In addition to the live events, ESPN platforms will bring fans pre- and 
post-event coverage and additional exclusive PFL content, including an inside 
look at the league through a 'Road to the Playoffs,' 'Road to the Championship' 
and the PFL 'Best of Season.' The agreement starts with the telecast of the 
2018 PFL Season Review and 2019 Roster Selection Show this spring.

Specific details about scheduling and surround programming will be announced in 
the coming weeks.

Fans can look forward to some firsts this PFL season, including the debut of 
MMA's first-ever 155-pound women's division which will feature two-time 
American Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison, as well as SmartCage and 
Cagenomics, proprietary PFL features that deliver real-time data and analytics 
to bring fans "inside the cage."

"We are pleased to add the PFL to our combat sports roster. This unique and 
innovative competition structure provides MMA fans with a great option to see 
some of the best fights and content in the sport," said Burke Magnus, ESPN 
Executive Vice President, Programming and Scheduling. "ESPN is the home of 
combat sports, and we look forward to delivering thrilling live PFL events and 
powerful storytelling to fans, across all platforms."

"The PFL was created to offer the 300 million global MMA fans the sport-season 
format that other major sports like the NFL and NBA have, which is the 
transparency and meritocracy of a regular season, playoffs and championship," 
said Donn Davis, Co-Founder and Chairman, Professional Fighters League. "Fans 
can now follow the stories, and business partners can engage in the journeys, 
of the PFL fighters throughout the season. This agreement to bring PFL to ESPN 
and ESPN+ further validates our unique and innovative product and will 
accelerate the PFL's growth."

"We are thrilled to bring the PFL to ESPN, the undisputed leader in sports. 
ESPN is a ground-breaking pioneer that has fundamentally changed the way fans 
consume sports, and we at the PFL are reimagining MMA for fans and fighters," 
added Peter Murray, CEO, Professional Fighters League. "PFL will be the 
technology leader revolutionizing the way MMA fans experience watching live 
fights, using PFL's proprietary SmartCage platform and Cagenomics system, to 
display real-time fighter data and take fans inside the cage." 

To subscribe to ESPN+, visit www.espnplus.com

About Professional Fighters League
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) presents MMA for the first time in the 
sport-season format where individual fighters control their own destiny, 
competing in a regular season, playoffs, and championship.  PFL's 
differentiated format and exciting fights sparked breakout growth in 2018 for 
the league. PFL 2019 and 2020 Seasons will be presented live on primarily 
Thursday nights, primetime on either ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes or ESPN+.

The PFL Season features elite MMA athletes across multiple weight classes, 
including the first-ever 155-pound women's division, with each fighting twice 
during the PFL Regular Season in May, June, July, and August. The top eight 
fighters in each weight class advance to the single-elimination PFL Playoffs in 
October, where fighters must fight twice and win twice in the same night to 
advance to the finals. The PFL Championship is New Year's Eve exclusively on 
ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Winners of each title bout will be crowned PFL World 
Champion of their respective weight class and earn $1 million. Additionally, 
fans will be delivered next-gen stats never before seen in MMA through the 
PFL's proprietary SmartCage(TM) platform and Cagenomics(TM) technology.

PFL is backed by an investor group of sports, media, entertainment, and 
business titans. For more info visit www.PFLmma.com and follow PFL on Instagram 
(@PFLmma), Twitter (@ProFightLeague) and Facebook (/ProFightLeague).

About ESPN+
ESPN+ is the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney 
Company's Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN. It 
reached 2 million subscribers in less than a year and offers fans thousands of 
live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's 
linear TV or digital networks, along with premium editorial content. 

Programming on ESPN+ includes hundreds of MLB and NHLgames, exclusive UFC and 
Top Rank boxing events, top domestic and international soccer (Serie A, MLS, FA 
Cup, UEFA Nations League, EFL Championship, EFL Carabao Cup, Eredivisie, and 
more), thousands of college sports events (including football, basketball and 
other sports), Grand Slam tennis, international and domestic rugby and cricket, 
new and exclusive series, acclaimed studio shows and the full library of ESPN's 
award-winning 30 for 30 films. Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month 
(or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time.

ESPN+ is available as an integrated part of the ESPN App (on mobile and 
connected devices) and ESPN.com. They are the industry-leading all-in-one 
digital sports platform, delivering a rich, personalized experience to tens of 
millions of fans every month.

About ESPN
ESPN, the world's leading sports entertainment enterprise features more than 50 
assets – eight U.S. television networks, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN 
International, ESPN The Magazine and more. ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, 
Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) and 20 percent by 
Hearst.

SOURCE: Professional Fighters League

CONTACT:  PFL, Greg Savage / gsavage@PFLmma.com, Joe Flores / jflores@mww.com / 
+1-704-944-3120; Disney DTCI, Paul Melvin / Paul.Melvin@disney.com / 
+1-860-766-5069, Kevin Ota / kevin.r.ota@disney.com / +1-860-766-9581; ESPN, 
Ardi Dwornik / ardi.r.dwornik@espn.com / +1-646-547-5612, Santa Brito / 
santa.brito@espn.com / +1-646-547-5602, Danny Chi / danny.c.chi@espn.com / 
+1-213-405-4400