Paramount has just snapped up the rights to the UFC, joining an industry-wide race to buy up remaining sports streaming rights. Paramount, which merged with Skydance just days ago, won’t charge subscribers more for access to UFC fights. But it’s still not clear whether UFC fights will be exclusive to Paramount Plus’s pricier $12.99 per month Premium plan, or if $7.99 per month Essential subscribers will gain access, too. The Disney-owned ESPN currently holds the rights to the UFC, with its ESPN Plus streaming service airing events on a pay-per-view basis. As noted by CNBC, ESPN paid an average of $500 million annually for five years of UFC rights, while Paramount will pay around $1.1 billion every year.