Zaid Admani

Now, for some context here, Paramount bought the media rights for UFC in a seven-year deal worth $7.7 billion.

And Paramount decided to move the UFC away from its traditional $80 pay-per-view model and instead put the fight

on Paramount Plus.

Now on paper, that sounds great for fans, right?

No more paying 80 bucks for a single fight night.

Now you just need a Paramount Plus subscription, which starts at nine bucks a month.

But the trade-off is that the broadcast was just loaded up with ads.

You know, I'm not a UFC fan, so I didn't watch the fight myself, but I saw a lot of complaints on Twitter.

People were talking about how the fighter walkouts were cut short to show more ads.

There was ads between rounds.

And when the fights ended early, there was even more ads.

And while this isn't great for fans, it's just the reality of sports media.

You know, these media companies have to make money from somewhere.

Either they charge fans 80 bucks for a single fight, or they offer a cheaper access, but throw in a ton of ads.

And you know what?

I bet the data says that most fans are okay sitting through ads if it means a lower price.

And that's why you have all these streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, and HBO Max offering a cheaper ads tier subscription.

But yeah, if you're a UFC fan and watched the event over the weekend, let me know in the comments on how you feel about this.

Would you rather just pay 80 bucks for a fight with little ads or are you okay sitting through the ads and watching the fight for just a Paramount Plus subscription?

Let me know in the comments on what you guys think.