Deal ends sport’s pay-per-view model and comes days after Hollywood studio’s merger with Skydance Media
Paramount has struck a $7.7bn (£5.7bn) deal to become the exclusive US broadcaster of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, just days after its controversial merger with Skydance Media.
Under the seven-year deal with the sports group’s parent company, TKO Group, all 13 of UFC’s marquee numbered events and 30 Fight Nights a year will be streamed on the Paramount+ service, with a selected number also simulcast on CBS, from next year.
