The UFC has been with Fox since 2011, and after over a hundred shows together, the partnership will be ending beginning of 2019. The top mixed martial arts organization is moving on to ESPN after signing a five-year deal worth $1.5 billion.
Fox Sports has since issued a statement on the UFC’s departure.
“FOX Sports has enjoyed an amazing partnership with the UFC over the last seven years,” the statement read (HT: MMAJunkie). “As FOX Sports was planning the launch of FS1, Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta were the first partners to believe in the idea and vision of the new network.