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The UFC on Tuesday announced a “seven-year, multi-territory expansion” of the partnership to include media rights for Latin America and Australia beginning in 2026. Earlier this year, the UFC and Paramount announced a seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights agreement where Paramount will become the exclusive home of all the promotion’s events in the United States. The partnership will mark the end to the UFC’s pay-per-view model, as all numbered events will be streamed on Paramount+, with some being simulcast on CBS.
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The newly-announced agreement expands on that partnership.
“The partnership with Paramount has already been incredible and it just keeps getting bigger and better,” UFC CEO Dana White said in a release. “They are now taking on new territories like Latin America and Australia and this thing is just going to continue to grow. It just shows you how aggressive they are with this business, and I love it. I can’t wait to continue working together and building the next generation of talent all over the world.”
In Latin America and Brazil, Paramount+ subscribers will have access to all 30 UFC Fight Nights and 13 marquee numbered events. Those in Australia with Paramount+ will get the Fight Nights as well as prelims for the numbered events.
“Delivering premium UFC programming to audiences on a global scale remains a top priority for Paramount,” said Paramount chair of direct-to-consumer Cindy Holland. “We are thrilled to expand upon the historic offering of UFC content for Paramount+ subscribers across all plans to more passionate and engaged fans around the world.”
Details regarding the first UFC events on Paramount+ are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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