ESPN+ will be the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-view events in the United States through 2025, ESPN and the UFC announced Monday.
This will make ESPN+ the single point of purchase for consumers for top UFC events, and extends the partnership between the companies for two additional years.
The deal begins at UFC 236 on April 13, a card headlined by two interim title bouts: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier and Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC PPV events sold through ESPN+ will include all bouts on the main card. Early prelims and prelims for all UFC PPV events will now air nationally on ESPN or ESPN +.
ESPN and the UFC previously signed a five-year deal to air 30 UFC Fight Night events per year, Monday's announcement is an extension of that contract.