The upshot: Pay-per-view has lost by knockout. Pay-per-month has won. Distributors would rather use UFC or WWE (or NFL or NBA or MLB or MLS or … or … or …) to get consumers to stick year-round while paying monthly (or, better yet, annually) instead of trying to get consumers to keep buying one-off events.

If you like to watch the UFC but balk at dropping $79.99 to watch the biggest fights every month, MMA’s premier promotion has great news for you. The pay-per-view model will come to an end next year when the UFC’s numbered fight events and Fight Nights move to Paramount+ following the expiration of

The UFC recently signed a broadcast deal with Paramount+ that will average $1.1 billion annually, dwarfing the MMA powerhouse’s previous ESPN agreement ($550 million/year). The promotion’s president and CEO,