TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is going for the belt with a $7.7 billion media rights deal with Paramount (PARA) to stream UFC events, combined with a recent WWE agreement with Disney’s (DIS) ESPN. The company’s stock surged 10% on Monday following the announcement. Its stock is up 26% in 2025 and 50% in the past year. Jefferies analyst Randal Konik …
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How the UFC landed a $7.7 billion deal with Paramount after a whirlwind 48 hours, according to TKO execs
Just how big of a surprise was the UFC’s bombshell $7.7 billion deal with Paramount and CBS? So big that even UFC CEO Dana White didn’t see it coming. “No, I didn’t think this is where we’d end up,” White said Monday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” to discuss the new broadcast rights deal. “But this is …
Read More »Paramount, TKO Group reach 7-year deal for all UFC events in U.S.
Aug 11, 2025, 08:49 AM ET NEW YORK — Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced Monday. The deal has an average annual value of $1.1 billion, the companies said. Under the deal, Paramount will exclusively distribute the UFC’s full slate of its 13 …
Read More »‘We are going all in’: TKO executives reveal latest plans for boxing including TV deal and new Ali Act
TKO Group Holdings — parent company to UFC and WWE — are diving into the deep end when it comes to the sport of boxing. A joint venture funded by Saudi Arabia, with TKO executives such as Dana White and Nick Khan running the show, is expected to launch in early 2026, but the first real test for the partnership …
Read More »WWE’s ESPN Deal Wows Some Wall Streeters; Shares In TKO Dip
The WWE had long been expected to reap rewards for its lineup of 10 annual “premium live events” like Wrestlemania, but its $1.6 billion rights deal with ESPN unveiled Wednesday is drawing some extra attention on Wall Street. The agreement, whose financial terms were confirmed to Deadline by a source familiar with the details, succeeds a landmark pact with NBCUniversal’s …
Read More »Hamzah Sheeraz posts fifth-round TKO of Edgar Berlanga
Andreas HaleJul 12, 2025, 11:35 PM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior …
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