Dana White Updates on UFC BroadCast Deal As Espn Exclusive Window Closes

Miami – Dana White Addressed the UFC’s Espn Deal Coming to A Close.

The UFC’s Exclusive Negotating Window with Espn Ends Tuesday, Whore The Promotion Can Now Talk to Other Networks and Potentilly Land A New Home Starting 2026.

In 2018, The UFC and Espn Signed A Five-Year, $ 1.5 Billion Deal for Domestic BroadCast Rights Beginning in 2019. In Early 2019, They Extended The Deal Twos and Aded Pay-Pay-View.

“WHEN The Window Opens, We’ll Obviously Start Talking To Lots of Different People and We’ll See What the Options Are Out there,“ White Told MMA JUNKIE andTTERTER. Conference. “We’ve Said this every Time: There’s a Time We End Up On Several Different Networks like all of the all.

“I LIKE ESPN. I’V SAID IT MANY TIMES: WE HAD A BIT OF A ROCKY START, WHICH IS NORMAL IN ANY RELATIONSIP, BUT WE’re in a Great Place with Espn. Whether We Re- Great Things to Say About My Time at Espn. ”

White Was Then Asked if He’d Like to Stick To The Same Event Format, WHICH SAW 42 EVENTS IN 2024.

“I DON’T KNOW,” WHITE SAID. “IT DEPENDS ON WHAT ESPN OR WEEREVER Else We Go Is Looking for. MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN YOU DO TESE DEALS, YOU’RE CATERING TO WHAT The Network Needs. Already Committed to at Certain Times and Seasons and Whatever It May Be.

In january, Bloomberg reported that ufc is seeking more than $ 1 Billion a year for it new Broadcast Rights Deal, White Addressed by Saying, “Sounds Good To. With the ufc potentilly folllowing in the wwie’s footsteps by moving to netflix, Could it see it-poer-view Model Go Away?

“We do what works for the Network – What do they want to do?” White Said. “Do they want to just put it on their air? Do they want to do pay-per-view? Do they want to put it be behind a paywall? I don’t Networks and We’ll Get More Into that. ”

For more on the Card, Visit Mma Junkie’s Event Hub for UFC 314.