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Shawne Merriman's LXF Partners with ESPN for Broadcast Deal

12/4/2025

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Shawne Merriman, founder of Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF), announced a multiyear media rights deal with ESPN on December 4, 2025.
ESPN will broadcast LXF events in English, Spanish, and Portuguese across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Merriman says the partnership is a milestone and LXF does not aim to compete with the UFC.
The first event under the deal, LXF 29, will feature Pablo Caballero vs. Corvan Allen.

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Shawne Merriman, founder of Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF), announced a multiyear media rights deal with ESPN on December 4, 2025.
ESPN will broadcast LXF events in English, Spanish, and Portuguese across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Merriman says the partnership is a milestone and LXF does not aim to compete with the UFC.
The first event under the deal, LXF 29, will feature Pablo Caballero vs. Corvan Allen.