Reality shows, films, series, podcasts, innovative reporting… On Wednesday, M6 unveiled the outlines of M6+, its new free software platform that will launch in May ahead of the Euros, AFP reports.

M6 will launch on its upcoming streaming platform M6+ “La MMA Academy”, a reality show dedicated to MMA, the emerging sport of martial arts, featuring French champions Manon Fioreau and Morgan Charrier, the television group announced on Wednesday.

Earth? Young MMA organization Le KOF (King of Fighters) and its founder, multiple world kickboxing champion Jerome Le Banner, are “looking for future MMA champions” in partnership with the French Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

This project confirms the growing media interest in mixed martial arts (MMA), a mixture of boxing and wrestling, which was only legalized in France in 2020, after a long period of stigma.

Originally a fan who had to hunt down rare video tapes for a long time, the sport is now gaining a new, younger audience thanks to the Internet and social media.

In September 2022, fights from the world’s largest MMA organization, the UFC, were held in France for the first time, broadcast by RMC Sport.