2026 will be a new era for the UFC as their ESPN deal will cease to exist, and their new $7.7 billion deal (about $1.1 billion per year) with Skydance’s Paramount Plus will come into effect. And it seems like Dana White is already making major moves after putting pen to paper on the new broadcast deal. One of the most recent moves saw the UFC go on an unusually massive fighter-signing spree.
The world’s biggest MMA promotion, the UFC, has over 600 contracted fighters on its roster at the moment, with many claiming that the lightweight division is the most stacked one. But now, it won’t be just the lightweight division, but also others, who will see more fighters coming in and competing in those weight classes. That’s because UFC Roster Watch ‘s report on X recently indicated that Da