UFC’s events will be streamed on Paramount+ (which costs $9 per month for access to the entire platform, including UFC events) rather than through ESPN (which not only charged around $79.99 pay-per-view fee per main event, but also required UFC fans to pay a $12 monthly fee for ESPN+ to even have the opportunity to pay for the PPV).

Paramount+ is the new home for UFC events, so expect the network’s social media channels to start cranking out fight-related content for the next seven years. Like the backstage face off between former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and current 170-pound titleholder Islam Makhachev,