Former All-Pro NFL Linebacker Shawne Merriman teams up with Fubo Sports, FuboTV's 24/7 sports network, to
stream the first international Lights Out Xtreme Fighting
event
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 23,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF)
founder Shawne Merriman and
Fubo Sports, the live,
free-to-consumer TV network from FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO), the
leading sports-first live TV streaming platform, announced today
the first internationally streamed Lights Out Xtreme Fighting event
will take place January 14, 2023 at
Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, CA. Fubo
Sports will exclusively stream the event in the U.S. and
Canada. FuboTV will make the event
available as VOD in Spain and Fubo
subsidiary Molotov will make the event available as VOD in
France.
Shawne Merriman has recently
taken over full ownership of LXF. Merriman's main goal with this
new era of LXF is to help former athletes from other sports
transition into MMA.
"I am incredibly proud of this program and beyond excited to
provide these athletes with a platform to showcase their physical
skills and artistry," says Merriman. "This is a sport that has been
a passion of mine for over seventeen years. As a former NFL player,
I know the value of being seen by millions of viewers around the
world. My goal is to use the "Lights Out" brand I created in my NFL
career to help other athletes get the visibility they deserve."
The January 14th event will begin
a year-long partnership between LXF and Fubo Sports that will span throughout 2023.
"Shawne Merriman's Lights Out
Xtreme Fighting continues to be a fan-favorite among our audience,
who can't get enough MMA content," said Pamela Duckworth, head of Fubo Networks and
originals, FuboTV. "We're anticipating bringing LXF back to Fubo in
a big way by making the live high-energy event available to stream
in more places than ever before. Shawne's enthusiasm and passion
are unmatched, and we're thrilled to be partnering with him on LXF
8."
The event preliminaries will stream live at 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m.
PST and the main event will stream live at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m.
PST. Catch all of the action from the LXF 8 event on
Fubo Sports' Instagram, Twitter and
YouTube plus on Shawne Merriman's
social channels. Fans can also stream LXF 8 on Fubo Sports for free on LG Channels, Samsung TV
Plus, The Roku Channel, Vizio WatchFree+, Tubi, Plex and XUMO or as
part of FuboTV's subscription packages featuring 125+ leading
sports, news and entertainment channels. Additionally, the
preliminaries and main card will be available in Spanish on Fubo
Latino Network.
About Lights Out Xtreme
Fighting
Founded by former all-pro NFL linebacker, Shawne Merriman, Lights Out Xtreme Fighting
(LXF) produces premier MMA events focused on developing the next
great star.
About Fubo
Sports
Available on 75 million devices, Fubo
Sports is the live, free-to-consumer TV network featuring
sports stories on and off the field. Launched by live TV streaming
platform FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) in September
2019, Fubo Sports airs live
sports, award-winning original programming featuring athletes
including Gilbert Arenas,
Orlando Scandrick, R.J. Hampton, Terrell
Owens and T.J. Houshmandzadeh and partner content from
Lights Out Xtreme Fighting, Stadium, USA TODAY, Flex Fight, World Poker Tour and
BeIN Sports Xtra, among
others.
Stream for free on LG Channels, Samsung TV Plus, The Roku
Channel, Vizio WatchFree+, Tubi, Plex, XUMO and anywhere podcasts
are found. Fubo Sports is also
available as part of FuboTV's subscription packages featuring 125+
leading sports, news and entertainment channels. To watch even more
original programming, follow Fubo
Sports on Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter and
YouTube.
Press Contact
Jessica
Fonseca
Pink Shark PR
jess@pinksharkpr.com
Bianca Illion
Fubo Sports
billion@fubo.tv
Jennifer L. Press
FuboTV
jpress@fubo.tv
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