The UFC and Paramount+ have reached a massive deal that will change how viewers see MMA forever. It will start in 2026 and it’s a fan-friendly deal as viewership will have to invest way less money to watch marquee events.
Both Paramount and UFC’s parent company, TKO, announced that they reached a seven-year media rights agreement to make Paramount -and CBS- the exclusive home of the UFC in the United States.
The deal is up to $7.7 billion and it will “move away from UFC’s existing Pay-Per-View model in favor of making these premium events available at no additional cost to the expansive U.S. subscriber base of Paramount+,” the official statement said. Paramount also announced that they will intend to explore UFC rights outside the United States as they become available.
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