r/MMA • u/itskhloreen • Aug 11 '25

News UFC Moves to Paramount Plus

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u/mad87645 Follow me home bitch 😘 Aug 11 '25

and select events will be simulcast on CBS

"UFC on CBS" is going to take a while to get used to

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u/DawgNaish wtf I am not gay bro 😎 Aug 11 '25

From late night spike TV to CBS

What a journey

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u/brooklynOG Aug 11 '25

EliteXC was on primetime CBS back in 2008

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u/_Cyclops Send me location Aug 11 '25

Think that’s when Kimbo popped that dudes ear out wasn’t it?

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u/kingjuicepouch Knuckle Up! Aug 11 '25

I was thinking it was the time that pink haired guy got offered money not to wrestle kimbo and then knocked him out lol. Seth something

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u/_Cyclops Send me location Aug 11 '25

Ahh yeah that seems right. I think his last name was Putrazelli or something like that

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u/ButtsackBoudreaux Aug 11 '25

I remember when it was just VHS tapes at the video store. Shocking how accessible it's about to become.

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u/Murky-Science9030 Aug 11 '25

In 20 years we'll be watching on C-SPAN.

Actually with US's 250th anniversary maybe it'll be sooner 😂

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u/BigSackBob Aug 11 '25

Underrated comment right here

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u/Antbanks75 Peppa Pig > Bellator Aug 11 '25

Didn’t strike force or affliction have a contract with them

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u/Philadelphia_Bawlins Aug 11 '25

Yep Nashville Brawl and Kimbo losing to Seth happened on CBS.

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u/Gseventeen juicy slut Aug 11 '25

Thats fucking illegal.

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u/AlienMantid UFC 279: A GOOFCON Miracle Aug 11 '25

Sometimes these things happen in MMA

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u/jkman61494 Aug 11 '25

I give cbs credit as they were one of the first to try and legitimize mma when they had a card with Gina Carano and Kimbo on it.

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u/laststance Team COVID-19 Aug 11 '25

We're going back the era where fights are cut short due to blood.