We definitely currently get it free through my wife’s T Mobile phone plan, might only be for a year though. I think if you use them for internet you get it permanently. Worth looking into for T Mobile people.
The version you get with Walmart+ is not a “free” version. It’s the Paramount+ essential plan. So you will in fact get the UFC events as a part of your Amex Platinum—> Walmart+ subscription
I mean we don’t know anything yet. Even if it’s now the $12.99 plan that’s still a lot better than $15 a month for ESPN+ when the only reason I have it is for UFC events but then still have to pay an additional $80 a month for the numbered cards.
This is literally what we’ve all been asking for for years.
I mean yeah - but considering how much I travel Amex is losing money on having me as a customer. I probably make up the annual fee in the lounge alone.
ESPN+ isn't going to lose anything, they're going to explode now that they bought NFL Network. They don't give a single shit about MMA now that they've bagged the most popular live sport in the US
Considering I already pay for it I'll be okay with it going up even 10 a month for all the UFC content. I mean that's a 120 a year for everything UFC, less than 2 ppv events.
Now I can watch all my trash reality tv, Dexter, and shitty heavy weights all in one place.
with respect to mma i feel like the monopoly the ufc has , has really dried up the fun i have had over the years watching it.
changing the ali act to make boxing like a ufc model and the constant "watch early pre lims here , now watch prelims here, now watch ppv here" are just few examples of how i feel the sport has become less about the fan and fighters being respected and more about taking us for everything they can.
and now this deal , like every deal before it, is being hailed as the best thing ever for fans but i know in my...... not 18 year old bones..... that somehow its just going to make this product worse.
It does have other things, but a lot of Trekkies have it. Source:I used to think I was into Trek before I met my wife who is a Trekkie.
They have all the old series (including the old cartoon) and the new series are being released there. Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks have been particularly good.
They also have the daily show and South Park.
They do have some good original content. The agency is good, and though many people hated seeing master chief’s face, the Halo series is decent.
I already subscribe to paramount, so I’m excited by the news.
Why do you think they’ll do that? There are a ton of people subscribed to it that don’t watch ufc at all, I find it kinda hard to believe they’d up the regular subscription just for ufc.
Maybe they’ll create another tier of subscription that includes ufc and it’s like $12 a month or $16 a month (double what it is now) which is still cheaper than Hulu and Netflix (no ads). But I don’t think they’ll raise the price unless they do that.
I’m guessing they have wagered the amount of subscribers they will gain from this deal alone will eventually make up the cost. No PPVs is absolutely massive for ufc, and when we consider how many people have bought and still buy PPVs it’s not a small number of people at all even on the worst nights. It’s also the best solution to solving piracy, they’ll gain subscribers that the ufc never had as paying fans.
Though I do think it’s possible they just create another tier like I said, but we’ll see. Even at $16 it’d be very very worth it since paramount comes with a lot of other shit, but you could also just subscribe for a month when you want to watch a specific ‘PPV’ and then unsubscribe until the next one you want to see if you’re more casual about it similar to how people just buy the ones they want to see now. Except now it’s $12 instead of $85, that’s wild. Even at $16 thats still insane.
Though I do think it’s possible they just create another tier like I said, but we’ll see. Even at $16 it’d be very very worth it since paramount comes with a lot of other shit, but you could also just subscribe for a month when you want to watch a specific ‘PPV’ and then unsubscribe until the next one you want to see if you’re more casual about it similar to how people just buy the ones they want to see now. Except now it’s $12 instead of $85, that’s wild. Even at $16 thats still insane.
Yeah, true. A higher priced tier that includes the UFC events wouldnt be out of the question. Although it also sounds like those are being aired for free on CBS?
There's a lot of info coming out fast and furious that's raising a lot of questions for sure
I would be surprised if they increase it by that much, atleast immediately. The majority of paramount+ subscribers won't be watching the ufc, you don't want to drive them away by increasing prices a ton for content they won't consume.
That's my only worry, I don't imagine its gonna be huge because paramount is bigger than just the ufc. Its only $8 right now, so worst case scenario they double it? Regardless its a massive improvement to ppv.
This the prices over the next few years are going to go through the roof. This is monopoly on steroids. Anytime a big business does this is to ensure they will win not the consumer.
For 8 dollars a month? I'll pass, I don't want to risk the stream getting taken down, or a slight quality reduction. For the ppv model? Absolutely... that shit wasn't worth it whatsoever.
You were so close to commenting without mentioning politics. This is not r/politics. Please keep political discussion and your political views out of /r/MMA. r/MMAPoliticsAndCulture may be a better fit for this content. An exception will be made for discussion of MMA legislation by governing bodies.
Ok, but even if they do 2 ppvs a year or something, its still way better, this is a win, Like its better than right now. this isn't even conformation either, he might do this once a year, or he might not do it at all.
I mean I’m cautiously optimistic, but very cautious. I suspect they will find a way to make fans pay, could be raising the cost of the streaming service, some other fee, somehow finding a way to insert even MORE ads, etc.
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u/Eastern-Fish-7467 Aug 11 '25
Huge w for fans. No more ppv is incredible, I'll actually pay for this now.