UFC says goodbye to ESPN with video tribute
The UFC is officially moving on from ESPN thanks to its new deal with Paramount Global and it said goodbye this weekend.
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Jimmy Pitaro on UFC going to Paramount instead of ESPN: ‘We can’t have everything’
"We have to make tough decisions, and that was a tough one."
Dana White is ‘very confident’ ESPN will continue to cover UFC
"I'm very confident that we will have an amazing relationship with ESPN and they will still cover the sport."
UFC on ESPN gambling analyst ‘Minty Bets’ blasted after forgetting which bet she was touting
"Girl was absolutely lost without a teleprompter."
ESPN still interested in UFC and F1 rights, per report
However, the network might pare back its inventory on both.
TKO execs ‘absolutely furious’ with ESPN after UFC 313 glitches, per report
The two sides are in the final year of a media rights deal that puts pay-per-view events on ESPN+.
Dana White credits John Skipper’s cocaine scandal for UFC’s $1.5 billion ESPN deal, though reality was more nuanced
"So you want to talk about timing."
Dan Le Batard calls MMA “the damn sewer,” says “now we’re telling you the violence is okay” while interviewing Ariel Helwani
"Now, what has happened is Disney sees 'Oh, there's money to be made in MMA,' and Disney's buying everything, and ESPN's buying everything, and now we're telling you that the violence is okay. It wasn't okay before, but now the violence is okay, and now we sell it to you with ESPN+."
John Skipper’s abrupt exit opened the door for ESPN to strike a UFC deal
Skipper reportedly "wasn’t a fan of the sport and didn’t believe it fit into ESPN’s schedule."