{"id":2473375,"date":"2025-08-11T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-ends-pay-per-view-model-with-paramount-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:57:12","slug":"ufc-ends-pay-per-view-model-with-paramount-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-ends-pay-per-view-model-with-paramount-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC ends pay-per-view model with Paramount deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fufc-ends-pay-per-view-model-with-paramount-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has ended itS pay-per-view model by signing a seven-year exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerhouse-hollywood-talent-agency-faces-metoo-reckoning\/\" title=\"Powerhouse Hollywood Talent Agency Faces #MeToo Reckoning\">media rights<\/a> deal with Paramount, starting in 2026. UFC&#8217;s parent company, TKO Group, announced the milestone agreement, solidifying UFC&#8217;s status as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leading global sports entity<\/a>.This deal comes after Paramount Global&#8217;s recent approval to merge with Skydance Media, with David Ellison as chairman and CEO. UFC events will now be available on Paramount Plus, a streaming service with subscription plans significantly cheaper than the previous pay-per-view cost of $79.99 per event. UFC, founded in 1993, has grown into the largest pay-per-view provider worldwide. President Donald Trump has been a prominent UFC supporter and plans to host a UFC fight on the white House lawn to celebrate the United States&#8217; 250th anniversary.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UFC ends pay-per-view model with Paramount deal&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2196794\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3481899\/fcc-approves-skydance-merger-paramount-dei-assurances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, <\/a>announced Monday it had received the media rights to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3473832\/dana-white-previews-historic-ufc-fight-on-white-house-lawn-ill-blow-the-doors-off-this-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ultimate Fighting Championship<\/a>, ending the sporting event&rsquo;s pay-per-view model.<\/p>\n<p>UFC&rsquo;s parent company, TKO, signed a seven-year contract with Paramount to air its events exclusively. This deal will begin in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496005\/trump-intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-white-house\/\">Trump calls Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to White House days after demanding he resign: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3479448\/us-tariffs-global-economies-brics-bloc-trump-trade\/\">US-led tariff battle may bring emerging economies closer together<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3492597\/trump-bureau-of-labor-statistics-erika-mcentarfer-howard-lutnick-jobs-report\/\">Trump made the right call ousting Bureau of Labor Statistics leader, but for the wrong reason<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is a milestone moment and landmark deal for UFC, solidifying its position as a preeminent global sports asset,&rdquo; TKO CEO Ariel Emanuel said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our decade-long journey with UFC has been defined by continuous growth and expansion, and this agreement is an important realization of our strategy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new contract <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">follows Paramount Global&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3481899\/fcc-approves-skydance-merger-paramount-dei-assurances\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;approval<\/a>&nbsp;from the Trump administration to merge with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3072599\/paramount-skydance-merger-entertainment-shake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skydance Media,<\/a>&nbsp;which<\/span> was announced last summer. David Ellison, the founder of Skydance and son of Larry Ellison, is the chairman and CEO of Paramount.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t be more excited to join forces with Dana [White], Ari, and Mark [Shapiro]. Rarely do opportunities arise to partner on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-eos-congress-should-codify-to-keep-woke-out-of-the-military\/\" title=\"7 EOs Congress Should Codify To Keep Woke Out Of The Military\">exclusive basis<\/a> with a global sports powerhouse like UFC &ndash; an organization with extraordinary global recognition, scale, and cultural impact,&rdquo; Ellison said.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Plus, the network&rsquo;s streaming service, costs $7.99 per month with ads. A premium subscription costs $12.99. 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