With the ink barely dry on the UFC’s streaming media rights deal with ESPN, there are many details that have yet to be addressed, particularly with how it will affect the Fight Pass platform, since ESPN has rights to the entire library there. Several promotions have partnership in place with Fight Pass (EBI, Titan FC, Invicta FC, GLORY Kickboxing), so it stands to reason that some concern on their part is warranted.
ESPN offers their streaming service platform, ESPN Plus, for $4.99/month while Fight Pass costs $9.99/month. If ESPN is getting 15 events per year, the library, DWTNCS and other shows and perks, subscriptions are likely to drop off with the more expensive Fight Pass service, resulting in fewer eyeballs on the aforementioned smaller promotions.