Paramount CBS was initially set to take half of UFC’s broadcast rights in the form of 30 Fight Night cards. But the deal grew following the closure of a merger between Skydance and Paramount. In 48 hours, an agreement for rights to all of UFC’s events was struck, bucking the assumption that UFC would remain with ESPN or move to Netflix.

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the U.S., while UFC's CEO says the White House may host a July 4 event broadcast on CBS.

On the heels of WWE signing a mega-money deal with ESPN, TKO announced Monday it reached a gigantic agreement with Paramount+ to broadcast UFC events starting in 2026. Ariel Helwani reported the deal is worth $7.7 billion over seven years.

UFC is coming to Paramount+ and CBS in 2026. The company agreed to an astounding seven-year, $7.7 billion contract with the company, Dana White and Paramount announced Monday. Dana White confirmed the move in a post on Instagram, saying it "puts UFC amongst the biggest sports in the world."

UFC CEO Dana White confirmed plans for a July 4, 2026 fight at the White House to mark America's 250th birthday.

CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount. Among those potential CBS events is the proposed UFC card on the White House lawn, according to UFC CEO Dana White.

Joe Rogan loves doing UFC commentary … so long as it doesn’t numb his mind. Hopefully the executives at Paramount, who recently inked a longterm deal with UFC worth $7.7 billion, don’t make the same mistake as FOX and try to turn Rogan into a “sports guy” for the upcoming fight cards,

UFC chief Dana White said a cage fight planned for the White House grounds will “probably” be broadcast on CBS. “That is going to happen,” White told a columnist for The Wall Street Journal when asked about the prospect of a UFC fight at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

The UFC previously stated that they're looking to construct a 25,000-seat venue at the White House with president Donald Trump in attendance.

Ding-dong, the UFC pay-per-view witch is dead. That’s one way of looking at Monday’s big announcement heralding a new broadcast rights deal bringing all UFC content to Paramount+ and CBS at a price tag of $7.7 billion over the course of seven years.

TKO Group Holdings announced Monday it signed a UFC media rights deal with Paramount to stream events on Paramount+ with select broadcasts on CBS.