With its deal with Disney-owned ESPN set to expire at the end of the year, the UFC has signed a new contract with Paramount to become its new home starting next year.

TKO Group, which owns both the UFC and WWE, is leaving Disney behind — mostly — to join Paramount as the merger deal between Skydance Media and Paramount is approved by the FCC, MMA Junkie reported.

The new deal will run for seven years with the UFC’s 13 annual pay-per-view events, plus 30 additional Fight Night events to be run on the Paramount+ streaming service. Some events will also air on CBS, which Skydance/Paramount owns.

That won’t be the only change for fans. UFC fans will no longer have the option to buy individual pay-per-view events in the U.S.A., like they always have in the past. They will have to subscribe

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