{"id":16446,"date":"2025-08-12T06:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16446"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:04:18","slug":"ufc-moves-to-paramount-in-7-7-billion-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16446","title":{"rendered":"UFC moves to Paramount+ in $7.7 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>UFC has agreed a $7.7 billion partnership with Paramount+ that will make all its events available on the streaming platform from January 2026, ending the pay-per-view model for its numbered cards.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on Monday by UFC president\u00a0Dana White, confirming that the agreement covers the promotion\u2019s full calendar of 43 annual events.<\/p>\n<p>These include 30 Fight Night cards and 13 numbered events, which have traditionally been sold separately through pay-per-view.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News \ud83d\udea8UFC has a new home in 2026 only on @paramountplus pic.twitter.com\/FUQjemPnBS<br \/>\n\u2014 danawhite (@danawhite) August 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Under the new arrangement, all events will be included in a single Paramount+ package for subscribers, marking a significant change in how the UFC\u2019s biggest fights will be accessed.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is set to begin in January 2026 and is valued at $7.7 billion over its duration, as reported by CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>White described the agreement as a milestone for the promotion, saying it would give fans easier access to the sport\u2019s top bouts without the additional cost of pay-per-view.<\/p>\n<p>Following the news, a number of\u00a0UFC fighters &#8211; both current and retired &#8211; have shared their reaction on social media. The controversial Conor McGregor, arguably UFC&#8217;s biggest PPV draw, said his &#8216;goodbyes&#8217; to the pay-per-view model.<\/p>\n<p>Goodbye UFC PPV!<\/p>\n<p>Proud to serve as King \ud83d\udc51@ufc @paramountplus https:\/\/t.co\/42JV5B8dHE<br \/>\n\u2014 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The UFC has relied on the pay-per-view model for decades, particularly for high-profile championship fights.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 229, which featured the infamous Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor fight, reportedly sold over 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the third most for a combat sports event globally.<\/p>\n<p>The shift also mirrors wider industry trends towards streaming services and bundled content, offering MMA fans a single subscription for access to all major events.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC has agreed a $7.7 billion partnership with Paramount+ that will make all its events available on the streaming platform from January 2026, ending the pay-per-view model for its numbered cards. The announcement was made on Monday by UFC president\u00a0Dana White, confirming that the agreement covers the promotion\u2019s full calendar of 43 annual events. These [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}