MANILA, Philippines - The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), through ABS-CBN Licensing, has tied up with Sporteum Philippines Inc., makers of the Accel brand, for the manufacture of official licensed UFC sports gear in the country.
The two firms are working together to give Filipinos, and the rest of Asia, their first taste of official licensed UFC merchandise.
UFC, exclusively shown on ABS-CBN’s cable sports channel Balls, is currently the world’s most popular and leading pro Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization. It features the world’s top martial arts experts.
MMA is a sports discipline that is rapidly gaining popularity in the country.
Accel has been offering Filipinos high quality, stylish, comfortable and affordable sports gear which makes it a perfect partner for UFC. A unique and top-quality line of official licensed UFC gear, which includes shirts, caps, bonnets, shorts, and bags is also being prepared.
“We are very excited and happy with this partnership because now we will be able to cater to all Filipino fans of UFC via our merchandise which consists of the complete line of sports gear,” said Sporteum president and COO Wilfredo Ortiz.