UFC’s new seven-year, $1.1 billion deal with Paramount+ will end its U.S. pay-per-view model starting in 2026. All 13 numbered events and 30 Fight Nights will be included in the Paramount+ ...

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I’d had no idea how I was part of something “infamous” until I consulted Wikipedia for information on a pro wrestler named Jamin Olivencia for a piece I was writing for my online news website, ...

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For the longest time it’s been all about those three little letters, because when you see them, you know it’s going to be good. No, not UFC — we’re talking PPV. And in this acronymic world we live in, ...

After UFC announced its new $7.7 billion media rights deal with Paramount on Monday morning, perhaps the biggest headline came in the form of obituaries for the pay-per-view format. And for good ...

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 ...

The UFC will get rid of its pay-per-view model as part of its massive $7.7 billion agreement to air its events on Paramount+ starting in 2026, its parent company TKO announced on Monday. The ...

UFC 319 is set to deliver a huge main event with a middleweight title fight between champion Dricus Du Plessis and challenger Khamzat Chimaev Saturday night in Chicago. The event is scheduled to start ...

The UFC is ending its pay-per-view model in 2026 and will instead opt to send all fights in the United States to the Paramount+ streaming app. This landmark deal was struck between Paramount Skydance, ...

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