Select UFC 326 Prelims and Main Card Bouts to simulcast on CBS

Over a two-hour period, UFC 326 will air on both Paramount+ and CBS.The network announced Tuesday that CBS will air its first-ever UFC event on March 7, with the final hour of the event’s prelims simulcast from 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and the first hour of the main card from 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT to 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. As usual, the entire UFC 326 lineup will stream on Paramount+.

UFC 326 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a BMF Championship match between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. A co-main event has yet to be confirmed for the card after Brian Ortega withdrew from a proposed match against Renato Carneiro. As things stand now, it appears that Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr. and Gregory Rodrigues vs. Bruno Ferreira would be the main card fights broadcast on CBS.If the promotion sticks to the usual fight order, the rematch between Holloway and Oliveira will not appear on the CBS portion of the broadcast. However, the lineup has not been officially confirmed at this time. When the UFC announced its seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights partnership with Paramount, the ability to simulcast some events on CBS was built into the agreement.

Special programming

It was also announced that a one-hour special titled “This is the UFC” will air on CBS on February 20 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The program will chronicle the UFC’s “rise from underground spectacle to global powerhouse” and will feature conversations with Dana White and several fighters. The special will be hosted by UFC reporter Megan Olivi and Survivor 45 winner Dee Valladares. The UFC’s debut on Paramount+ will also be highlighted.