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The UFC currently airs all of their events on the ESPN/ABC family of networks, but that deal will be coming to an end next year.
One thing UFC CEO Dana White believes is that the NBA’s current TV negotiations could end up impacting what the UFC does.
“It’s going to depend how all these other rights play out,” White told CNBC (transcript via Nolan King of MMA Junkie). “The NBA was a big deal. Obviously, this one is playing out. ‘Who’s going to get them? Who’s not going to get them?’ It could determine where we end up.”
In the past, such networks as ESPN, ABC, Fox, Spike TV and others have aired UFC events.
White also thinks that the UFC could be airing events on multiple networks when their current deal ends in 2025.
“Our rights deal is going to be a big deal coming up here,” White said. “Who knows? We could end up like the NBA and the NFL where we end up on multiple channels instead of just one. … It’s all moving and changing so quickly. Yeah, I could definitely see (the UFC on multiple networks). … We have a lot of different levels of fights, whether it’s Contender Series, Fight Nights or pay-per-views. They could end up on multiple platforms.”
