UFC becomes the first major sports Industry to continue their postponed pay-per-views. Dana White confirmed many postpone fights with planned dates and venue. ESPN hold the official coverage rights for UFC events worldwide. According to leaked reports, $1.5 Billion deal signed between UFC and ESPN for five years. ESPN and ESPN+ hold broadcast rights UFC TV channels for upcoming pay-per-views until 2024.
The deal has no impact on fighters salaries. MMA source, in 2018 revealed that some fighters received tv rights money. After this deal with ESPN, source claimed fighters received no bonus from tv rights. In 2016, UFC channels for pay-per-view events are on Fox Sports, Fox Deportes in United States and Latin America.
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UFC TV Channels Broadcasters 2020 |
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Countries |
Free Channels |
Paid Channels |
Mobile Stream |
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United States |
N/A |
ESPN, ESPN+ |
ESPN+ |
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United Kingdom |
N/A |
BT Sports, UFC Fight
Pass |
BT Sports app |
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Sweden |
N/A |
Viaplay, UFC Fight
Pass |
Viaplay |
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Spain |
N/A |
Dazn, UFC Fight Pass |
Dazn app |
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South America |
N/A |
Fox Sports, UFC
Fight Pass |
Fox App |
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Russia |
N/A |
Wink, More.TV |
N/A |
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Poland |
N/A |
Polstat Sport, ESPN
(Prelims) |
N/A |
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Norway |
N/A |
Viaplay, UFC Fight
Pass |
Viaplay |
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Nordic Countries |
N/A |
Viaplay, UFC Fight
Pass |
Viaplay |
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New Zealand |
N/A |
SKY Arena |
UFC Fight Pass |
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MENA |
N/A |
UFC Arabia |
N/A |
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Arab Countries |
N/A |
UFC Arabia |
N/A |
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Italy |
N/A |
Dazn |
Dazn |
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Rep of Ireland |
N/A |
BT Sport |
BT Sport app |
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Germany |
N/A |
Dazn |
N/A |
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Finland |
N/A |
Viaplay, UFC Fight
Pass |
N/A |
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Denmark |
N/A |
Viaplay, UFC Fight
Pass |
Viaplay |
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Canada |
N/A |
BELL, Rogers, Shaw,
SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink |
TSN, RDS |
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Brazil |
N/A |
Combate |
Combate |
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Australia |
N/A |
Main Event, Fetch TV |
N/A |
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African Nations |
N/A |
Supersport |
N/A |
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South Africa |
N/A |
Supersport |
N/A |
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Philippines |
TV5, AksyonTV |
Sports 5 |
N/A |
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India |
N/A |
Sony Six |
Sony app |
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China |
N/A |
Guangdong
TV Sports, CCTV |
CCTV |
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Worldwide |
N/A |
UFC Fight Pass |
ESPN+ |
In the above table you can see the channels information that hold the coverage rights for UFC. The details taken from top sources of mixed martial arts. Some channels broadcasting rights ended in 2018. Some channels information updated, before UFC 248. BT Sports app and ESPN+ are UFC tv channels on mobile.
Fox Sports, hold the broadcasting rights in South America. The reported based on UFC channels broadcasters worldwide reported, UFC Arabia provide pay-per-view events in Middle-East countries. SKY Arena telecast UFC main card, preliminary card in New Zealand. Wink and More.TV show fights in Russia. If any changes made to tv broadcasters details in future, updated here later.