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O'Connell To Front BT Sport's UFC Team

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Christian O'Connell introduces Kasabian's secret gig for Absolute Radio at The Box Soho on April 30, 2012 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty Images)

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Christian O’Connell will join Gareth A Davies and Caroline Pearce as part of BT Sport’s UFC presenting team

The Absolute Radio DJ, presenter of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk and stand-up comedian, joins BT Sport on 4 February and will present the Tuesday night show UFC: Beyond The Octagon, broadcast at 9pm on BT Sport 1.

BT Sport has exclusive rights to the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), one of the world's fastest growing sports. This includes more than 30 live events per year, including all the UFC's numbered pay-per-view events, shown as part of the BT Sport package.

UFC: Beyond the Octagon is a weekly one hour magazine show, and Christian will join Gareth A Davies and Caroline Pearce in discussing the week’s action and the latest UFC news from around the world.

PHOTOS: UFC 168

Anderson Silva(01 of26)

Anderson Silva, right, of Brazil, screams after kicking Chris Weidman of Baldwin, N.Y., and injuring his foot during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Weidman won during the second round by a technical knock out after the kick by Silva. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Anderson Silva, Chris Weidman(02 of26)

Anderson Silva, right, of Brazil, prepares to kick Chris Weidman of Baldwin, N.Y., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Weidman won during the second round by a technical knock out after Silva was injured. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Chris Weidman(03 of26)

Chris Weidman of Baldwin, N.Y., celebrates after defeating Anderson Silva, of Brazil, during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Weidman won during the second round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate(04 of26)

Ronda Rousey, left, of Venice, Calif., holds Miesha Tate of Yakima, Wash., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts women's bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by a third round tap out. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate(05 of26)

Ronda Rousey of Venice, Calif., punches Miesha Tate of Yakima, Wash., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts women's bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by a third round tap out. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Miesha Tate, Ronda Rouse(06 of26)

Miesha Tate, top, of Yakima, Wash., punches to Ronda Rousey of Venice, Calif., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts women's bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by a third round tap out. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Miesha Tate, Ronda Rouse(07 of26)

Miesha Tate of Yakima, Wash., gestures to Ronda Rousey of Venice, Calif., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts women's bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by a third round tap out. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate(08 of26)

Ronda Rousey, top, of Venice, Calif., punches Miesha Tate of Yakima, Wash., during the UFC 168 mixed martial arts women's bantamweight title fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Rousey won by a third round tap out. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Josh Barnett, Travis Browne(09 of26)

Josh Barnett, left, of Fullerton, Calif., defends himself against Travis Browne, of Albuquerque, N.M., during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Browne won by a knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Travis Browne, Josh Barnett(10 of26)

Travis Browne, top, of Albuquerque, N.M., elbows Josh Barnett, of Fullerton, Calif., in the head during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Browne won by a knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Travis Browne(11 of26)

Travis Browne, of Albuquerque, N.M. ,reacts after defeating Josh Barnett, of Fullerton, Calif., during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Browne won by a knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Travis Browne(12 of26)

Travis Browne, of Albuquerque, N.M., reacts after defeating Josh Barnett, of Fullerton, Calif. ,during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Browne won by a knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Jim Miller, Fabricio Camoes(13 of26)

Jim Miller, left, of Whippany, N.Y., and Fabricio Camoes, of San Diego, Calif., battle during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Miller won by a tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Jim Miller, Fabricio Camoes(14 of26)

Jim Miller, left, of Whippany, N.Y., and Fabricio Camoes, of San Diego, Calif., battle during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Miller won by a tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Jim Miller, Fabricio Camoes(15 of26)

Jim Miller, right, of Whippany, N.Y., and Fabricio Camoes, of San Diego, Calif., battle during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Miller won by a tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Jim Miller, Fabricio Camoe(16 of26)

Jim Miller, bottom, of Whippany, N.Y., wraps his legs around Fabricio Camoes, of San Diego, Calif., during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Miller won by a tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Jim Miller, Fabricio Camoes(17 of26)

Jim Miller, right, of Whippany, N.Y., and Fabricio Camoes, of San Diego, Calif., battle during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Miller won by a tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Diego Brandao, Dustin Poirier(18 of26)

Diego Brandao, right, of Brazil, lunges at Dustin Poirier of Coconut Creek, Fla., during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts featherweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Poirier won by a technical knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Dustin Poirier, Diego Brandao(19 of26)

Dustin Poirier, right, of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Diego Brandao, of Brazil, grapple during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts featherweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Poirer won by a technical knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Dustin Poirier(20 of26)

Dustin Poirier of Coconut Creek, Fla., reacts after defeating Diego Brandao, of Brazil, during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts featherweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Poirier won by a technical knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Dustin Poirier, Diego Brandao(21 of26)

Dustin Poirier, right, of Coconut Creek, Fla. and Diego Brandao, of Brazil, grapple during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts featherweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Poirer won by a technical knockout in the first round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Michael Johnson, Gleison Tibau(22 of26)

Michael Johnson, left, punches Gleison Tibau during their UFC 168 mixed martial arts lightweight fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Johnson won by knockout during the second round. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Bobby Voelker, William Macario(23 of26)

Bobby Voelker, left, is punched by William Macario during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts welterweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Macario won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Manvel Gamburyan, Dennis Siver(24 of26)

Manvel Gamburyan, left, shields his face as Dennis Siver, of Germany, punches during a UFC 168 mixed martial arts featherweight fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Siver won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Bobby Voelker, William Macario(25 of26)

Bobby Voelker, left, wipes his face during his UFC 168 mixed martial arts welterweight bout against William Macario on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Macario won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

John Howard, Slyar Bahadurzada(26 of26)

John Howard, left, takes down Slyar Bahadurzada during their UFC 168 mixed martial arts welterweight fight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas. Howard won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/David Becker) (credit:AP)

Christian O’Connell said: "I'm a massive UFC fan and moving from my couch where I currently mumble to myself during fights, to a studio makes perfect sense. UFC, like BT Sport is growing bigger every day and it's an exciting time to be part of that."

Grant Best, senior executive channel producer, BT Sport, said: “We’re delighted to have Christian join the UFC team; he’s a great addition to BT Sport’s fantastic line up of presenters. UFC is proving to be extremely popular with BT Sport viewers and fans can expect even more debate and discussion with Christian joining the team.”

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