Posted on 6/04/126 by Colin Vassallo
Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, and UFC, the world’s
premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced an
expansion of their media rights partnership that makes
Paramount+ the exclusive home of UFC Numbered Event main
cards in Canada for the next six years beginning in 2027.
UFC Numbered Events (traditionally known as Pay-Per-Views)
typically feature championship bouts on the main cards and
showcase UFC’s biggest stars. This new partnership with
Paramount will provide UFC fans across Canada with exclusive
access to all 13 marquee UFC Numbered Event main cards live,
at no additional cost to Paramount+ subscribers. This
announcement expands on Paramount’s landmark seven-year,
multi-territory UFC media rights partnership announced in
2025, and reaffirms Paramount+ as the premier destination
for UFC fans in North America, Latin America and Australia*.
“Beginning in 2027, Paramount+ subscribers in Canada will
get every UFC Numbered Event main card live, at no
additional cost,” said UFC President and CEO Dana White.
“Paramount has been an incredible partner that understands
the power of UFC, and together we’re going to make it easier
than ever for fans in Canada to watch the biggest fights in
the sport. I love Canada and I’m very excited for the fans
to be able to enjoy the Paramount experience.”
“UFC is one of the most dynamic live sports properties in
the world and we are thrilled to bring Paramount+
subscribers in Canada into the Octagon in 2027 for no
additional cost,” said Rodrigo Mazón, Paramount+’s Head of
Direct-To-Consumer in Latin America and Canada. “Expanding
our partnership into Canada lets us serve a deeply engaged
MMA audience, while reinforcing what Paramount+ is built
for: premium live sports and globally relevant
entertainment.”
Details on the first UFC events to stream live on Paramount+
in Canada will be announced later this year.
The debut of UFC on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Latin America
earlier this year was the service’s biggest exclusive live
event in history. To date, over 10 million households have
watched more than 100 million hours of UFC programming on
Paramount+—delivering viewership more than 15x the average
pay-per-view event over the past two years.
Since debuting in Canada with UFC 83 in 2008, UFC has held
37 premier sporting events across 11 cities in the Great
White North. Canadian cards have featured legendary athletes
like Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Valentina
Shevchenko and Max Holloway.