Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Before the concept of UFC Fight Pass was introduced, AXS TV was the undisputed home for live MMA events outside the sport’s top three organizations of the UFC, Bellator and WSOF. Many established but lesser-known promotions have partnered with AXS TV over the years and essentially every Friday night, the channel airs a live event from the likes of Legacy FC, RFA and CES MMA under the AXS TV Fights banner. Since UFC Fight Pass launched in December 2013, though, the UFC’s subscription digital network has started to cut into AXS TV’s business of being a hub for all things combat sports. The platform has signed numerous partnerships to stream live events with MMA, kickboxing and grappling organizations from around the globe. The terms of those partnerships are unknown to AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon, who said he’s still gauging the viability of the UFC Fight Pass model compared to a channel such as AXS TV. “The difference is how many people have UFC Fight Pass,” Simon told MMAjunkie Radio.
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AXS TV’s Andrew Simon unsure if UFC Fight Pass helps or hinders budding orgs – MMA Junkie