UFC on ESPN

UFC MMA events broadcasted on The ESPN family of networks.

UFC on ESPN

Series logo since 2019

Also known as| UFC on ESPN Fight Night
UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night
Genre| Mixed martial arts telecasts
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Production location| All locations in various arenas
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 180 minutes or until game ends
Production companies| TKO Group Holdings
The Walt Disney Company
Original release
Network| ESPN (2019-present)
ESPN+ (2019-present)
ABC (2021-present)
FX (2019)
Related
Fox UFC

The UFC on ESPN or alternatively UFC on ESPN Fight Night is the branding of Ultimate Fighting Championship events produced by ESPN and aired on ESPN's sister networks, it's streaming service ESPN+ and ABC.

In May 2018, the UFC announced new five-year digital and linear television rights deals with ESPN, which came into effect in January 2019. 20 UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night cards per-year are streamed exclusively by the service, as well as preliminaries for 10 UFC on ESPN Fight Night cards per-year.

## History[edit]

### Background[edit]

See also: Fox UFC

On August 18, 2011, the Ultimate Fighting Championship reached a seven-year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, giving it the rights to televise matches sanctioned by the promotion through 2018, ending the UFC's relationship with cable channel Spike. Through the agreement, Fox Sports will air four live events per year in either prime time or late night, as well as other UFC programming (including UFC Fight Night, Road to the Octagon and The Ultimate Fighter) on its various broadcast and cable properties, including on Fox, FX and Fuel TV.[1] The deal was significant as it marked the first time that the UFC would televise its events on terrestrial television in the United States.[2]

The deal between Fox and the UFC would last until 2018 with the final broadcast being UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2.

### 2019-present[edit]

On May 23, 2018, the UFC and ESPN announced that they had agreed to to a five-year contract which would begin in January 2019. The five-year contracts were cumulatively valued at $300 million per-year for digital and linear rights, roughly doubling the amount paid by Fox in the final year of its previous contract, and included 42 events on ESPN platforms per-year. ESPN linear networks would televise preliminary cards for UFC PPV events, and 10 UFC on ESPN Fight Night events per-year. The subscription streaming service ESPN+ would broadcast 20 exclusive events per-year under the branding UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night; regardless of network, all Fight Night events will feature a full, 12-fight card, and their preliminaries will air exclusively on ESPN+.

The ESPN+ service would also hold on-demand rights to UFC library and archive content, new seasons of Dana White's Contender Series, and other new original content. UFC Fight Pass will be purchasable as an add-on for ESPN+ to stream pay-per-view events.[3][4][5][6][7]

On March 18, 2019, it was announced that ESPN had reached a two-year extension of the contract. In addition, it was announced that in the United States, future UFC PPVs will only be sold through ESPN+ to its subscribers, and will no longer be sold via traditional television providers beginning with UFC 236. At the same time, the standard price for UFC PPVs was lowered to $59.99 (from $64.99), and new subscribers will be able to purchase a bundle of UFC PPV for a year of ESPN+ too.[8]

In 2021, ABC would begin to air UFC events which would be simulcast on ESPN+, This would mark the first time since the Fox deal ended in 2018, that the UFC would air on broadcast television.[9]

## On-air staff[edit]

* Jon Anik
* Joe Rogan
* Daniel Cormier
* Dominick Cruz
* Megan Olivi
* Brendan Fitzgerald
* Michael Bisping
* Heidi Androl
* Paul Felder
* Charly Arnolt

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mike Whitman (August 18, 2011). "UFC, Fox Announce 7-Year Broadcast Deal". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
2. ^ "It's Official: UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together". MMA Weekly. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
3. ^ "UFC Moving to ESPN From Fox in Deal Valued at $1.5B". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
4. ^ "What we know about the UFC's $1.5 billion broadcast deal with ESPN". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
5. ^ Hayes, Dade (May 8, 2018). "ESPN Enters The Octagon With UFC Streaming Deal". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
6. ^ "Report: ESPN wrestles UFC television-rights deal away from Fox Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
7. ^ "Report: ESPN lands UFC television rights deal, reportedly worth $150 million per year". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
8. ^ "ESPN Extends With UFC; ESPN+ Becomes Exclusive PPV Provider". Sports Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
9. ^ Marc Raimondi (2021-01-04). "UFC Fight Night: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar main card to air on ABC network television". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

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Fight Nights
(on Spike TV)|

* UFN 1
* UFN 2
* UFN 3
* UFN 4
* UFN 5
* UFN 6
* Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3
* Sanchez vs. Riggs
* Evans vs. Salmon
* Stevenson vs. Guillard
* Stout vs. Fisher
* Thomas vs. Florian
* Swick vs. Burkman
* Florian vs. Lauzon
* Silva vs. Irvin
* Diaz vs. Neer
* Fight for the Troops
* Lauzon vs. Stephens
* Condit vs. Kampmann
* Diaz vs. Guillard
* Maynard vs. Diaz
* Florian vs. Gomi
* Marquardt vs. Palhares
* Fight for the Troops 2
* Nogueira vs. Davis
* Shields vs. Ellenberger

UFC on Versus/UFC Live|

* Vera vs. Jones
* Jones vs. Matyushenko
* Sanchez vs. Kampmann
* Kongo vs. Barry
* Hardy vs. Lytle
* Cruz vs. Johnson

UFC on Fox|

* Velasquez vs. dos Santos
* Evans vs. Davis
* Diaz vs. Miller
* Shogun vs. Vera
* Henderson vs. Diaz
* Johnson vs. Dodson
* Henderson vs. Melendez
* Johnson vs. Moraga
* Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
* Henderson vs. Thomson
* Werdum vs. Browne
* Lawler vs. Brown
* dos Santos vs. Miocic
* Gustafsson vs. Johnson
* Machida vs. Rockhold
* Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
* dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
* Johnson vs. Bader
* Teixeira vs. Evans
* Holm vs. Shevchenko
* Maia vs. Condit
* VanZant vs. Waterson
* Shevchenko vs. Peña
* Johnson vs. Reis
* Weidman vs. Gastelum
* Lawler vs. dos Anjos
* Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
* Emmett vs. Stephens
* Poirier vs. Gaethje
* Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
* Lee vs. Iaquinta 2

UFC on FX|

* Guillard vs. Miller
* Alves vs. Kampmann
* Johnson vs. McCall
* Maynard vs. Guida
* Browne vs. Bigfoot
* Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
* Belfort vs. Bisping
* Belfort vs. Rockhold

UFC on Fuel TV|

* Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
* Gustafsson vs. Silva
* The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
* Muñoz vs. Weidman
* Struve vs. Miocic
* Franklin vs. Le
* Barão vs. McDonald
* Silva vs. Stann
* Mousasi vs. Latifi
* Nogueira vs. Werdum

Fight Nights
(on FS1, FS2, FXX,
or UFC Fight Pass)|

* Shogun vs. Sonnen
* Condit vs. Kampmann 2
* Teixeira vs. Bader
* Maia vs. Shields
* Machida vs. Muñoz
* Fight for the Troops 3
* Belfort vs. Henderson 2
* Hunt vs. Bigfoot
* Saffiedine vs. Lim
* Rockhold vs. Philippou
* Machida vs. Mousasi
* Kim vs. Hathaway
* Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
* Shogun vs. Henderson 2
* Nogueira vs. Nelson
* Bisping vs. Kennedy
* Brown vs. Silva
* Muñoz vs. Mousasi
* Miocic vs. Maldonado
* Henderson vs. Khabilov
* Te Huna vs. Marquardt
* Swanson vs. Stephens
* Cowboy vs. Miller
* McGregor vs. Brandão
* Bader vs. Saint Preux
* Bisping vs. Le
* Henderson vs. dos Anjos
* Jacaré vs. Mousasi
* Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
* Hunt vs. Nelson
* Nelson vs. Story
* MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
* Rockhold vs. Bisping
* Shogun vs. Saint Preux
* Edgar vs. Swanson
* Machida vs. Dollaway
* McGregor vs. Siver
* Henderson vs. Thatch
* Bigfoot vs. Mir
* Maia vs. LaFlare
* Mendes vs. Lamas
* Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
* Miocic vs. Hunt
* Edgar vs. Faber
* Condit vs. Alves
* Boetsch vs. Henderson
* Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
* Machida vs. Romero
* Mir vs. Duffee
* Bisping vs. Leites
* Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
* Holloway vs. Oliveira
* Barnett vs. Nelson
* Holohan vs. Smolka
* Belfort vs. Henderson 3
* Magny vs. Gastelum
* Henderson vs. Masvidal
* Namajunas vs. VanZant
* Dillashaw vs. Cruz
* Hendricks vs. Thompson
* Cowboy vs. Cowboy
* Silva vs. Bisping
* Hunt vs. Mir
* Rothwell vs. dos Santos
* Overeem vs. Arlovski
* Almeida vs. Garbrandt
* MacDonald vs. Thompson
* dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
* McDonald vs. Lineker
* Rodríguez vs. Caceres
* Arlovski vs. Barnett
* Poirier vs. Johnson
* Cyborg vs. Länsberg
* Lineker vs. Dodson
* Lamas vs. Penn
* dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
* Mousasi vs. Hall 2
* Bader vs. Nogueira 2
* Whittaker vs. Brunson
* Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
* Rodríguez vs. Penn
* Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
* Lewis vs. Browne
* Belfort vs. Gastelum
* Manuwa vs. Anderson
* Swanson vs. Lobov
* Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
* Lewis vs. Hunt
* Holm vs. Correia
* Chiesa vs. Lee
* Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
* Pettis vs. Moreno
* Volkov vs. Struve
* Rockhold vs. Branch
* Saint Preux vs. Okami
* Cowboy vs. Till
* Brunson vs. Machida
* Poirier vs. Pettis
* Werdum vs. Tybura
* Bisping vs. Gastelum
* Swanson vs. Ortega
* Stephens vs. Choi
* Machida vs. Anders
* Cowboy vs. Medeiros
* Werdum vs. Volkov
* Barboza vs. Lee
* Maia vs. Usman
* Thompson vs. Till
* Rivera vs. Moraes
* Cowboy vs. Edwards
* dos Santos vs. Ivanov
* Shogun vs. Smith
* Gaethje vs. Vick
* Hunt vs. Oleinik
* Santos vs. Anders
* Volkan vs. Smith
* The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
* Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
* Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
* dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

UFC on ESPN
(or ESPN2)|

* Ngannou vs. Velasquez
* Barboza vs. Gaethje
* Ngannou vs. dos Santos
* dos Anjos vs. Edwards
* Covington vs. Lawler
* Reyes vs. Weidman
* Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
* Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik
* Overeem vs. Harris
* Woodley vs. Burns
* Eye vs. Calvillo
* Blaydes vs. Volkov
* Poirier vs. Hooker
* Kattar vs. Ige
* Whittaker vs. Till
* Munhoz vs. Edgar
* Holm vs. Aldana
* Santos vs. Teixeira
* Smith vs. Clark
* Hermansson vs. Vettori
* Chiesa vs. Magny
* Brunson vs. Holland
* Whittaker vs. Gastelum
* Reyes vs. Procházka
* Rodriguez vs. Waterson
* The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
* Makhachev vs. Moisés
* Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
* Hall vs. Strickland
* Cannonier vs. Gastelum
* Barboza vs. Chikadze
* Font vs. Aldo
* Kattar vs. Chikadze
* Blaydes vs. Daukaus
* Luque vs. Muhammad 2
* Font vs. Vera
* Błachowicz vs. Rakić
* Kattar vs. Emmett
* Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
* dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
* Santos vs. Hill
* Vera vs. Cruz
* Thompson vs. Holland
* Vera vs. Sandhagen
* Holloway vs. Allen
* Song vs. Simón
* Kara-France vs. Albazi
* Vettori vs. Cannonier
* Strickland vs. Magomedov
* Holm vs. Bueno Silva
* Sandhagen vs. Font
* Luque vs. dos Anjos
* Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

Fight Nights
(on ESPN+)|

* Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
* Assunção vs. Moraes 2
* Błachowicz vs. Santos
* Lewis vs. dos Santos
* Till vs. Masvidal
* Thompson vs. Pettis
* Overeem vs. Oleinik
* Jacaré vs. Hermansson
* Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
* dos Anjos vs. Lee
* Gustafsson vs. Smith
* Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie
* de Randamie vs. Ladd
* Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
* Andrade vs. Zhang
* Cowboy vs. Gaethje
* Rodríguez vs. Stephens
* Hermansson vs. Cannonier
* Joanna vs. Waterson
* Maia vs. Askren
* Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
* Błachowicz vs. Jacaré
* Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
* Blaydes vs. dos Santos
* Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
* Felder vs. Hooker
* Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
* Lee vs. Oliveira
* Woodley vs. Edwards
* Overeem vs. Harris
* Smith vs. Teixeira
* Hermansson vs. Weidman
* Smith vs. Teixeira
* Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
* Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
* Lewis vs. Oleinik
* Smith vs. Rakić
* Overeem vs. Sakai
* Waterson vs. Hill
* Covington vs. Woodley
* Moraes vs. Sandhagen
* Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
* Hall vs. Silva
* Felder vs. dos Anjos
* Thompson vs. Neal
* Overeem vs. Volkov
* Blaydes vs. Lewis
* Rozenstruik vs. Gane
* Edwards vs. Muhammad
* Font vs. Garbrandt
* Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
* Gane vs. Volkov
* Brunson vs. Till
* Smith vs. Spann
* Santos vs. Walker
* Dern vs. Rodriguez
* Ladd vs. Dumont
* Costa vs. Vettori
* Holloway vs. Rodríguez
* Vieira vs. Tate
* Lewis vs. Daukaus
* Hermansson vs. Strickland
* Walker vs. Hill
* Makhachev vs. Green
* Santos vs. Ankalaev
* Volkov vs. Aspinall
* Lemos vs. Andrade
* Holm vs. Vieira
* Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
* Blaydes vs. Aspinall
* Gane vs. Tuivasa
* Sandhagen vs. Song
* Dern vs. Yan
* Grasso vs. Araújo
* Kattar vs. Allen
* Rodriguez vs. Lemos
* Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
* Cannonier vs. Strickland
* Strickland vs. Imavov
* Lewis vs. Spivak
* Andrade vs. Blanchfield
* Muniz vs. Allen
* Yan vs. Dvalishvili
* Holloway vs. Allen
* Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
* Dern vs. Hill
* Aspinall vs. Tybura
* Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
* Gane vs. Spivak
* Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
* Fiziev vs. Gamrot
* Dawson vs. Green
* Yusuff vs. Barboza
* Almeida vs. Lewis
* Allen vs. Craig
* Song vs. Gutiérrez
* Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
* Dolidze vs. Imavov
* Hermansson vs. Pyfer
* Moreno vs. Royval 2
* 238
* Tuivasa vs. Tybura
* Ribas vs. Namajunas
* Brady vs. Luque
* Vettori vs. Allen
* 243
* 244

UFC on ABC|

* Holloway vs. Kattar
* Vettori vs. Holland
* Ortega vs. Rodríguez
* Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
* Emmett vs. Topuria

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