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UFC to End Pay-Per-View Model in 2026

UFC pay-per-view model ending with move from ESPN to Paramount+, CBS in 2026

The UFC will have a new home in 2026 and a new way of showing its events. What to know about the announced move from ESPN to Paramount+ and CBS.

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 5h

UFC Leaves ESPN for New Streaming Partner and Ends Pay-Per-View Era

The UFC has struck a huge deal with Paramount and CBS to broadcast all of its events. Paramount will pay the UFC $7.7 billion to air the UFC for the next seven years and in the process, it has ended the fight organization’s pay-per-view era.

Athlon Sports · 1h

UFC Shake-Up: Massive Changes Coming to Pay-Per-View Model

UFC ends its ESPN era as Paramount deal promises no-paywall fight nights, nationwide CBS simulcasts, and a new era for fans

Paramount secures UFC rights in US in $7.7 billion deal

Variety on MSN · 6h

Paramount Nabs UFC Rights in Major Seven-Year Deal, MMA Events to Peel Off From ESPN in 2026

Paramount Skydance announced a seven-year media rights agreement in which Paramount+ will become the exclusive home of all UFC events in the U.S. -- pulling the mixed martial arts events from ESPN.

The Associated Press on MSN · 30m

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in 7-year deal worth $7.7 billion

Paramount will exclusively distribute UFC’s full lineup of events on its streaming platform Paramount starting in 2026.

TV Tech · 54m

Paramount Inks $7.7 Billion UFC Rights Deal with TKO Group

The agreement will see all UFC numbered events and Fight Nights stream live on the streaming service Paramount+, with select marquee fights simulcast on CBS starting in 2026

UFC, Elijah Smith and ESPN

MMA Junkie on MSN · 22h

Elijah Smith once got slam advice from dad, and at UFC on ESPN 72, the time finally came

Elijah Smith's dad, former UFC fighter Gilbert Smith, once gave him some advice on slams that he remembered Saturday.

Yahoo! Sports · 1d

UFC on ESPN 72: Elijah Smith post-fight interview

UFC on ESPN 72 winner Elijah Smith talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his slam knockout of Toshiomi Kazama in Las Vegas.

Total Pro Sports · 23h

Elijah Smith Delivers One Of The UFC’s Most Savage Slam Knockouts At UFC Vegas 109

Elijah Smith scores brutal slam knockout at UFC Vegas 109, delivering one of the promotion’s most savage finishes in recent history.

Uros Medic thinks comeback KO start of welterweight rankings push after UFC on ESPN 72

LAS VEGAS – Uros Medic met the media Saturday after his knockout over Gilbert Urbina at UFC on ESPN 72. Medic (11-3 MMA, 5-3 ...

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UFC secures landmark deal with Paramount, abolishing PPVs in 2026

UFC has announced a game-changing broadcast partnership with Paramount, making the media giant the exclusive home of all UFC events in the US starting in 2026.

CNET on MSN14m

UFC Streaming Moves to Paramount Plus in Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal

Paramount has struck a blockbuster deal to become the exclusive US broadcaster of UFC fights, agreeing to pay $7.7 billion ...

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UFC on ESPN 72 post-event facts: Takedowns, slams and split decisions on historic card

The UFC continued its busy August schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 72 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and when the ...

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UFC announces new broadcast partner and it will impact how you watch the biggest fights

The UFC has finally announced its new broadcaster for 2026 and onwards, having signed with Paramount+ as its deal with ESPN ...

UFC, Paramount+ announce landmark media rights agreement in exclusive partnership, nixing PPV model

Paramount+ will be the new home of all UFC numbered events and Fight Nights beginning in 2026 as part of a seven-year media ...

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Steve Erceg admits doubts prior to UFC on ESPN 72 rebound win: 'Was I a fraud all along?'

Steve Erceg admits he had "heaps" of self-doubt prior to snapped his three-fight losing skid at UFC Vegas 109.

Paramount+ to Become New U.S. Home to UFC Under Strategy Shift

ESPN has gained WWE’s premium live events, but it is losing a lot of real fights.

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UFC to End Pay-Per-View Model in 2026

Paramount secures UFC rights in US in $7.7 billion deal

UFC, Elijah Smith and ESPN

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