NEW YORK – August 20, 2024 - The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced Zac Kinman will join the organization as Vice President, Live-Event Production and Broadcast Operations. In his role, Kinman will lead the PFL’s live event production efforts in addition to expanding the company’s global broadcasting strategy and spearhead commercial growth partnerships.
Kinman joins the PFL as an experienced live event and studio producer with twelve years of experience at FOX Sports where he contributed to many of the most-viewed productions in sports television history including the 2024 UEFA Euros, 2024 Copa América, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and numerous Super Bowl broadcasts on FOX.
“The PFL is excited to announce the hiring of Zac Kinman who joins the company as Vice President, Live-Event Production and Broadcast Operations,” said PFL Executive Producer George Greenberg. “Zac’s extensive knowledge and experience leading the production efforts across many of the world’s largest sporting events is invaluable and we look forward to his contributions to the team in delivering MMA fans with premium global events.”
“I am thrilled to join the Professional Fighters League and collaborate with its world-class production team to serve MMA fans from around the world with unique and engaging events year-round,” said Kinman. “The PFL has established itself as a true disruptor in the combat sports realm and I am excited to get started.”
PFL is the only organization in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship each year. The combined roster of PFL and Bellator boasts 30% of its fighters independently world-ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight-class. PFL has an expansive global vision for the sport and is building the “Champions League of MMA” with PFL Europe, PFL MENA, and more international leagues in development. PFL leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage, powering fight analytics, real-time betting, AI scoring, and a next-generation viewing experience. PFL is available on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S., DAZN in Canada and Europe and broadcast and streamed in 160 countries with 20 premium media distribution partners.
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Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global powerhouse in MMA and the fastest-growing sports league world-wide. PFL has five live fight franchises, offering year-round content: PFL League Season, PFL PPV Super Fights, PFL Challenger Series, PFL International Leagues, and Bellator. Founded in 2018, PFL is backed by major blue-chip investors including SRJ, Ares, Knighthead, Luxor Capital, Waverley Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, and numerous NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS team owners. MMA is the growth sport business of this decade, with 650 million fans worldwide, the youngest audience demographic, and true global revenue streams. PFLmma.com; Instagram (@PFLmma); Twitter (@PFLMMA); Facebook (/PFLmma).
