Paramount+ Sets First Live UFC Event Under $7.7 Billion Media Rights Deal

Paramount's $7.7 billion media rights deal with the UFC will kick off with their first live event in 2026 with UFC 324 in ...
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Paramount buys UFC rights in $7.7 billion, 7-year deal in first major move post-Skydance merger

Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group's UFC for $7.7 billion over seven years, beginning in 2026. The agreement is for all 43 annual UFC live events, which will be exclusively streamed ...
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Arman Tsarukyan shares furious four-word reaction to Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett UFC 324 fight

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett headline UFC 324 at Las Vegas in competition for the interim lightweight title. That belt ...
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UFC ends pay-per-view model with $7.7 billion media rights deal with Paramount

UFC has a deal. And it appears to be a unanimous victory for its fans. On Monday, the TKO-owned MMA giant announced that it has reached a seven-year, $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount, which ...
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Dana White on Impact of UFC's $7.7 Billion Paramount Deal: 'More Affordable and Accessible' for Fans

The UFC will soon have a new home, and CEO Dana White is confident the multibillion-dollar deal behind it will enable a “more affordable and accessible” future for the globally popular MMA enterprise.
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UFC, Paramount Announce 7-Year, $7.7 Billion Media Rights Agreement

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will do away with the pay-per-model as it heads into a new broadcast partnership beginning in 2026. TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC, and Paramount ...
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UFC Leaves ESPN for New Streaming Partner and Ends Pay-Per-View Era

Dana White and the UFC are headed to a new streaming platform in 2026. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The UFC has struck a huge deal with Paramount and CBS to broadcast all of its events. Paramount ...
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UFC Drops Pay-Per-View Model as Dana White Announces Blockbuster $7 Billion Deal

Dana White’s Ultimate Fighting Championship has long followed the traditional pay-per-view model. It’s a model that many fans rejected, but had no choice to follow. White has been adamant on cracking ...
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Streaming service buys UFC in 7-year, $7.7 billion deal, ending pay-per-view model

Paramount and TKO, a premium sports and entertainment company, have acquired UFC broadcasting rights in a seven-year, $7.7 billion deal for 2026. The deal includes UFC’s full slate of 13 marquee ...
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Paramount wins exclusive US rights for UFC in $7.7 billion deal

(Reuters) -Paramount, days after finalizing its merger with production studio Skydance, said Monday it will pay $7.7 billion for exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...
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Tyron Woodley drops blunt advice for fighters chasing pay after UFC’s $7.7B deal

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley offered some blunt advice when asked what he'd do to secure the best deal as a fighter in the Paramount+ era of UFC. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images If ...