UFC pay-per-view fights will now only be available with an ESPN+ subscription

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Mixed martial arts fans are going to need an ESPN+ subscription if they don’t already have one.

UFC has expanded a deal with ESPN which will make all of its pay-per-view events exclusive to the Disney-owned sports network’s ESPN+ service. Starting with UFC 236 on April 13, an ESPN+ subscription will be required to purchase a UFC PPV event.

The MMA promoter originally signed a five-year, $1.5 billion TV rights deal with ESPN less than one year ago. The expanded deal brings UFC’s popular PPV events, as well as multiplatform rights, to the Disney-owned network through 2025.

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Disney just released details about ESPN Plus, its new $4.99 streaming video service

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The 2018 Super Bowl has finally passed, but sports fans may still have something to look forward to later this year.

On an earnings call Tuesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger provided more details about ESPN’s upcoming streaming video service, ESPN Plus. Disney first announced the service back in August 2017, but few specifics about the platform have emerged since.

According to TechCrunch, ESPN Plus will become available this spring, for $4.99 per month. It will be accessed within ESPN’s existing free app.

Unfortunately, paying for the streaming service won’t give users access to what ESPN is broadcasting on its TV channels — you’ll still need a cable subscription and log-in for that. So what exactly will your ESPN Plus subscription get you? That’s where things get a bit murky. Read more…

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