UFC promotion has called ESPN and ESPN+ At home in the United States of America for seven years. Flashback to 2018: former UFC -Rechtsholder Fox acquires the rights to WWE Smackdown! In a Friday night Timeslot under the FOX Sports Banner in a $ 400 million deal (USD).
The deal ran for five years and ended in the fall of 2024 and came with a per delivery costs of $ 7.6 million. Since Smackdown! Left Fox, the sports division of the network, performed live events in Primetime on Friday evening.
The deal ran for five years and ended in the fall of 2024 and came with a per delivery costs of $ 7.6 million. Since Smackdown! Left Fox, the sports division of the network, performed live events in Primetime on Friday evening.In the aftermath of the UFC and FOX separation company, the ESPN of the Promotion and Disney came to Reine about what was initially planned as a five-year media rights agreement that started in 2019. Said that the deal was later extended to a seven-year-old pact with pay-per-view exclusivity two months in the lives of the agreement and the Rights of the United States to Dana White’s Contender Series, That his ninth season on the ESPN app ran in the summer and early autumn of 2025.
UFC on ESPN: A Look Back On Tent Moments
In August 2025, with the expiry of the Media Rights Agreement of the United States, the Promotion came to a seven-year-old, $ 7.7 billion rights package to bring the annual schedule of 43 events of events only in the United States of America. This deal also puts an end to the pay-per-view model in America for flagship UFC events.
With the collaboration of the promotion with the Disney property of the Kabler in December in December (a top card will serve as the ESPN Grand final On December 13) it is now the perfect time to look back at some of the best moments that the ESPN series has seen during his seven-year lifespan.
One comment: This is not A countdown piece. This makes us go in random order.
UFC on ESPN’s exciting moments: Chimaev wins three fights in 64 days
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 Pandemie and the Stint of Promotion on Fight Island in the United Arab Emirates, Khamzat Chimaev joined the active schedule. With the mantra of hunters “get ready and stay ready”, Chimaev got a lot of work during the earliest days of his term of office.
On July 15, 2020, he made his promotion debut in the recommended Prelim of the Night, securing an entry of the second round via D’Arce Choke against John Phillips (22-11, 1 NC MMA, 1-5 UFC.)
Only 10 days later he was called on Short-notice to meet Rhys McKee (14-7-1 MMA, 1-5 UFC). This time he finished McKee in the first round by knockout with ground and pound shots, and once again picked up a $ 50,000 bonus.
Two months away from his debut, he stopped Gerald Meerschaert (37-20 MMA, 12-12 UFC) with a 17-second knockout via a right cross, giving him a $ 50,000 in bonus money. This began the meteoric rise of the current UFC Middleweight Champion.
UFC at the best moments of ESPN: Gane takes heavyweight gold in the seventh game
In August 2019, with only three professional attacks at the time of his debut, the Promotion Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) welcomed for a fighting evening in Uruguay. That night Gane opposed Raphael Pessoa (10-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) who won through the first round entry (Arm-Triangle Choke.)
By the time that August 2021 rolled around, he had gathered six victories under the promotional banner of Dana White and a struggle for the interim -heavyweight championship compared to Derrick Lewis. “The Black” Beast was not a match for “Bon Gamin” that summer on Saturday evening.
In the third round of an advertised five, he secured the belt with soil and pound. Although Gane would eventually falter in his search for the permanent title on 265 vs. Francis Ngannou In January, Ciryl Gane is still an exciting hunter in heavyweight in the promotion.
UFC on ESPN’s exciting moments: Tom Aspinall demands revenge against Blaydes
For our last entry in our list of exciting moments, we stay in the heavyweight division and we travel to the summer of 2022. Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) Moisted Curtis Blaydes in the main event of the IERTATION of UFC London of that year.
It was set for five rounds after five minutes per round, but Aspinall did his knee for only 15 seconds in the fight, so he was unable to continue in the game and to keep it out of operation the following year. In July 2024, Aspinall and Blaydes were set to rematch in London during the Co-Main attraction of UFC 304.
Although it was another five-round affair, Tom Aspinall took matters into his own hands that evening, and ended Curtis Blaydes in just one minute with a shot followed by land and pounds, making it reached the interim-heavyweight championship in the trial. After the sudden retirement of Jon Jones in June 2025, Aspinall elevated itself to the permanent heavyweight title.
Last thoughts
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