Combate Global Licenses Live English TV Rights To YouTube Creator Shane Fazen

Combate Global and content creator Shane Fazen announce a licensing agreement to distribute the Hispanic-focused franchise's first three live MMA events in 2026 on Fazen's popular YouTube channel, FIGHTTIPS.

The live distribution on FIGHTTIPS, which has racked up over 490 million YouTube views over its lifespan, begins with Combate Global's season premiere show in Burbank, Calif. on Thurs., Feb. 26. The event will be headlined by the previously announced return of Mexican television star turned MMA competitor Jawy The Mexican Jake Paul Mendez (1-1), who will face off with an opponent to be announced next week.

The live YouTube will stream in English, complementing Combate Global's live Spanish television broadcasts in the U.S. on EstrellaTV and Samsung TV Plus.

With this deal, Fazen of FIGHTTIPS becomes the first creator in history to license live combat sports content. The partnership underscores the growing global media trend of YouTube creators morphing into self-owned distribution channels by licensing third-party content, particularly in competitive sports.

The partnership also marks Combate Global's commitment to the organization's previously announced, overarching strategy to deepen its position as a YouTube live event content machine to engage new, young, digital-first viewers.

YouTube is not the future of TV viewership - it is the present, says Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren. Through our agreement with Shane and FIGHTTIPS, we are at the edge of the tsunami of change in the media world.

We have had a front row seat to Combate Global's success with live events streaming on our platform, so I think this licensing deal the company has done will just continue to fast track its growth and position as appointment television on YouTube, says Josh Carroll, Sports Content Partnerships Manager for YouTube.

Combate Global fights produce some of the most exciting action in combat sports, with many of the best new Hispanic fighters in the world and, as an educator and enthusiast in the space, I have fallen in love with the content, says Fazen, a Taekwondo black belt and veteran competitor with 16 fights across Muay Thai, boxing, and MMA.

Retired from fighting, Fazen serves as a trainer to more than a dozen fighters. He has become a familiar face to Combate Global fight fans. In 2025, he served as a color commentator for four events that streamed live in English on Combate Global's YouTube channel.

Combate Global's YouTube focused strategy paid dividends last year, leading to an average viewer watch time of 80 percent above YouTube's average viewing time for content.

The live YouTube streams of 2025 Combate Global events also produced a 41 percent increase in the channel's subscribers and views. Combate Global will produce a total of 20 live television events, all from EstrellaTV's studio in Burbank, Calif.

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