The UFC’s upcoming White House card, now branded UFC Freedom 250, will stream exclusively on Paramount+ with no broadcast on CBS, Dana White has confirmed.
White shut down any expectation of a network simulcast when asked about the plan. “Yeah, no. No,” he said, making clear that every bout from the card will be behind the Paramount+ paywall.
“We were talking -- no, because there’s only X number of fights and it starts from the first one. We start at the beginning of time and like the Mexican Independence Day fight that we did, we’re going to tell the story of America from the first fight to the last. So no, they’ll all be on Paramount+,” White added.
UFC Freedom 250 takes place this Sunday, June 14th, at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., with fans able to attend the event in person. The card was previously discussed as a potential partial simulcast on CBS, but that plan is no longer in play.
Viewers who sign up for Paramount+ after June 12th will be able to watch both the UFC White House card and UFC 329 featuring Conor McGregor within one month’s subscription. The UFC and Paramount are currently facing a lawsuit that argues they are financially benefiting from the White House event.
