ESPN buys UFC rights in 2019. Photo: Disclosure
UFC broadcasts have a new home starting in 2019. After a six-year contract with FOX, the largest MMA organization in the world agreed to sell the rights to ESPN, the largest sports broadcaster in the world. From January 1, 2019, the Disney group channel will be broadcast to the United States, Canada and Hispanic countries in Latin America.
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According to rumors in the North American press, ESPN will pay US$150 million per year for exclusive UFC content. The contract with FOX, which ends in December, was worth US$100 million to Ultimate's coffers.
As a novelty, the agreement between ESPN and UFC includes the edition of 15 events with exclusive transmission (for the USA) on ESPN+, a separate channel from the broadcaster, which can also be accessed online, sold in the USA for US$4,99 per month – no confuse with ESPN+ in Brazil.
“I couldn’t be more excited about the partnership between The Walt Disney Company and ESPN for this arrangement, which will continue the evolution of the sport,” said Dana White, president of the UFC, in an official statement.
Nothing changes in Brazil
Despite the acquisition of broadcasting rights by ESPN in the USA in 2019, nothing changes in the Brazilian market. Since the broadcasting rights in the country continue with Canal Combate.
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