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Tonight announces the UFC’s return, but fans have been warned not to broadcast the fights on unofficial channels.
Tony Ferguson’s fight with Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title tonight in Florida.
And Henry Cejudo defends his bantamweight title against former champion Dominick Cruz in the main event.
The fights will be shown live on BT Sport throughout the night, but those without a subscription have been advised not to stream the fights online.
Kieron Sharp, CEO of the UK’s leading intellectual property protection organization, FACT, has said: “Either watching a live feed on social media, using a hacking site, or a box or device connected to your television, viewing it in any other way than through The official provider is illegal.
“People need to be aware that this is no longer a gray area, in fact it is very black and white. If you are accessing free content like sports, TV and movies for which you would normally need a subscription, this is illegal
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“FACT is leading the way in the fight against digital piracy and working with PIPCU and industry bodies to crack down on illegal transmission and hold those behind them accountable for their actions.
“It is getting harder and harder to watch live sports illegally and fans should know that if they plan to view the fight this way, they are breaking the law.”
In 2017, Bristol-based Yusuf Mohammed was fined £ 16,000 after being found guilty of broadcasting Sky Sports content, filmed from a remote device, on his social media channels.
A year later, Scarborough’s Craig Foster received a staggering £ 85,000 fine after his friend was claimed to have broadcast the boxing match Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitchsko.
But Foster was the culprit after it was discovered that he was the man who paid for the fight at the Sky Sports box office.
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The 34-year-old man claims that the friend transmitted it illegally through Facebook for 4,250 people through Foster’s iPad.
Craig Foster received a £ 85,000 bill for the illegal live stream (Image: John Gladwin / Sunday Mirror)
A watermark on his account number allowed Sky to locate Foster, and they hit him with the bill due to lost earnings.
“He had paid for boxing, it wasn’t like he was making money,” Foster exclusively told the Mirror at the time.
“My iPad logged into my Facebook account and my friend has just started streaming the fight.”
“I didn’t think any of it, then, a few days later, they cut my subscription.
“They ask for the names and addresses of all my colleagues who were around that night, but I will not give them up. I said I would take the blame.”
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