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Fox’s deal to broadcast Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matches began in 2012. That partnership was thrown into flux earlier this month when the organization signed a five-year, $750 million streaming rights deal with ESPN to air 15 card fights on its new ESPN+ subscription streaming service. If one report is accurate, Fox will be replacing the UFC package with another made-for-TV entertainment combat sport: WWE.
ESPN is reporting that Fox and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have agreed to a “massive” offer to acquire broadcast rights to SmackDown Live, one of two live weekly WWE series which airs on the NBCUniversal-owned cable network USA.
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