The Ultimate Fighting Championship could have two broadcast partners after its current deal with Fox comes to an end.
According to a Tuesday report from Variety, ESPN and Fox Sports have recently proposed to split the UFC TV rights between the two companies. One of the elements of the deal would bring approximately 15 UFC events to the recently launched streaming service ESPN+.
Per the Variety report:
According to sources with knowledge of the proposal, ESPN has signaled that it would be willing to pay $120-180 million per year to add the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts league to its collection of live-event rights.