News broke today that the UFC has inked a massive seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights deal with Paramount and Skydance Sports. Starting in 2026, all UFC content—including 13 numbered events and 30 Fight Nights per year—will stream exclusively on Paramount+, with select marquee fights simulcast on CBS. This marks a huge shift in how fight fans will watch events.
This isn’t the first time Paramount has been in the fight game — back in its Spike TV days, the network helped bring MMA into the mainstream by airing The Ultimate Fighter and early UFC programming.