At the end of 2025, the television copyright contract between UFC and ESPN will officially close. UFC has a move to find many partners to negotiate and sign exclusive television contracts in the near future. Some units have contacted and exchanged with UFC, including Netflix.
Netflix's executive director, Mr. Ted Sarandos has negotiated the television copyright package with UFC. However, they 'panic' right after knowing the amount of UFC requested. This tournament did not joke when they assert they wanted to receive $ 1 billion each year.
“This is an unacceptable figure,” Ted Sarandos said, at the same time referring to Netflix to refuse the number above. But in fact, the two sides still keep in touch and exchange. They can continue negotiating, because Netflix still wants to keep television copyrights in other tournaments like WWE.
At the present time, UFC, WWE and many other professional martial arts awards have merged into the same owner. Therefore, UFC has a certain position on the negotiating table, when they assert they want to receive $ 1 billion each year from the television royalties. The real number of UFC received may be even higher.
Among the world professional martial arts awards, UFC currently accounts for the largest market share in the MMA segment. UFC events are held every week (small event) and monthly (big events). They also have a large number of boxers and the brand created in 3 decades.