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Podcast: The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast
Episode: UFCβs move to Paramount could change everything (or not!)
Description: Hereβs something nobody saw coming: the UFC is taking its talents to Paramount. Not Netflix. Not re-upping with ESPN. Not even a late play from Amazon or Apple.
In a staggering seven-year, $7.7 billion deal, the UFC agrees to keep its programming mostly in one piece (thank you, MMA Gods!). It will stream exclusively on Paramount+, with certain events simulcast on CBS.
The biggest kicker here is that, despite some conflicting reports, the traditional pay-per-view model might be going away. So β¦ is it possible β¦ being a UFC fan is about to get cheaper?
That w...