Victory Fighting Championship has signed a deal with UFC Fight Pass and will debut on the streaming platform Jan. 29.
The Omaha-based mixed martial arts promotion announced the news on Thursday. Victory FC 47 will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Anthony Smith and Elvis Mutapcic and will air exclusively on Fight Pass beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
"When I launched my company in 2010, the ultimate goal was to formalize a working relationship with the UFC," said Ryan Stoddard, owner and president of Victory FC.