UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev, which will anchor Saturday’s UFC 319 event in Chicago, is one of the year’s most hotly anticipated fights. Want to watch? First, you’ll need an ESPN+ subscription — at $11.99 per month — just to be eligible to purchase the pay-per-view event — for $79.99. That’s $91.98, before taxes, to spare …
Read More »Paramount just acquired the US rights to UFC for seven years in a deal worth $7.7 billion dollars, . This contract begins in 2026 and covers the organization’s full slate of 13 marquee bouts and 30 Fight Night events per year. All matches and events will stream in the US on Paramount+ and select fights will simulcast on CBS. This …
Read More »Skydance’s Paramount Lands UFC Rights in $7.7 Billion Deal – WSJ The Wall Street Journal UFC moving to Paramount in ’26 with 7-year deal ESPN UFC agrees to groundbreaking $7.7 billion deal with Paramount and CBS, ditching pay-per-view model Yahoo Sports UFC, Paramount+ announce landmark media rights agreement in exclusive partnership, nixing PPV model CBS Sports Paramount Stock Is Rising on Seven-Year UFC Deal. …
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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 …
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 01: (R-L) Michael Page of England punches Shara Magomedov of Russia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at anb Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty Images Days after completing its merger with Skydance, Paramount has acquired the …
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Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez has made it onto Dricus du Plessis’ radar. The surging UFC middleweight contender made it eight wins in a row in what was his second UFC main event on Saturday night. The #10-ranked Hernandez fought #9 contender Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 109. Despite being one ranking lower, Hernandez showed he was levels above Dolidze, dominating the …
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Anthony Hernandez called for a title shot after making it eight wins in a row at UFC Vegas 109. The middleweight contender squared off against Roman Dolidze after Steve Erceg snapped his losing streak in the co-main event. Anthony Hernandez was utterly dominant en route to a fourth round submission victory on Saturday night. Post-fight at UFC Vegas 109, ‘Fluffy’ …
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One of the scariest slam knockouts you’ll ever see took place at the UFC Apex. A fighter on the UFC Vegas 109 prelims was sent to the hospital after being slammed on his head. This was one of several vicious finishes on the UFC Fight Night card, headlined by a middleweight bout between top contenders Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez. …
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Toshiomi Kazama avoided any serious injuries despite getting dropped on his head in violent fashion after Elijah Smith slammed him to the ground with a powerbomb at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday night. It was a scary scene at the UFC APEX after Smith countered a triangle choke attempt by lifting Kazama into the air and then bringing him back …
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Elijah Smith may have just delivered the Knockout of the Year with his finish over Toshiomi Kazama at UFC Vegas 109. Following a back-and-forth grappling exchange on the ground as he avoided submission attempts from the bottom, Smith fought off a triangle choke attempt from Kazama by lifting him into the air and then violently slamming him down to the …
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