How To Watch UFC Online – Discover The Options

Here’s a clear, fact-checked guide to the main legal ways to watch UFC online today, with current prices and what each option actually includes.

United States: ESPN (through 2025)

In the U.S., UFC events stream on ESPN’s platforms through the end of 2025. You’ll encounter two kinds of live shows.

Most UFC Fight Night cards and some prelims are typically included with your regular ESPN streaming subscription (no extra PPV fee).

Numbered “PPV” events (UFC 3xx): require an active ESPN plan plus a separate PPV purchase. Recent PPVs have been $79.99 each.

ESPN’s standalone streaming plan (recently rebranded in ESPN’s ecosystem) has been listed at $11.99/month or $119.99/year.

You can also buy UFC PPV cards inside the Hulu app if you subscribe to any Hulu plan and authenticate with ESPN.

Disney’s bundles containing ESPN access are also promoted around major cards, sometimes with specific promotional pricing tied to an event.

Always check the event landing page for the exact bundle/PPV price at the time you buy.

Multiple outlets report the UFC’s U.S. rights will move to Paramount+ in 2026.

Plans will describe UFC cards as part of a standard Paramount+ subscription rather than separate PPV buys.

Until then, ESPN remains the official home in the U.S., and PPV pricing still applies.

UFC Fight Pass is the promotion’s own subscription platform.

It’s best for prelims, archives, and other combat-sports events, not for the numbered PPV main cards in most countries.

The site lists a monthly plan at $9.99 USD, with a discounted annual option available (the exact discount can vary by promotion).

Access to the Early Prelims from PPV events, a very large on-demand fight library, and 200+ live events from partner promotions.

In the UK and Ireland, live UFC coverage sits under TNT Sports, streamed via discovery+.

The discovery+ “TNT Sports” plan is currently listed at £30.99/month (TNT Sports & Entertainment at £33.99/month).

For some marquee events, TNT Sports Box Office is used, at around £19.99 for specific cards, though event availability and price can vary.

If you’re in the UK, you generally won’t be buying the U.S. ESPN PPV, but you may face a UK Box Office buy for select shows.

In Canada, Sportsnet+ carries UFC content.

With a Standard or Premium Sportsnet+ subscription, you can stream UFC Fight Nights, PPV prelims, and original programming.

For the PPV main card, you buy the event separately within Sportsnet+. Sportsnet’s support pages outline this split clearly.

Recent coverage and public chatter have cited roughly C$69.99 for PPVs purchased through Canadian providers.

In Australia, UFC PPVs are exclusive to Main Event via Kayo Sports and Foxtel.

Crucially, you do not need a full Kayo subscription to order a UFC PPV via Main Event on Kayo

UFC PPVs are consistently priced at A$59.95 as listed on Kayo’s Main Event pages. Foxtel also sells PPVs via Main Event.

Kayo’s regular sports subscriptions remain separate products; for UFC numbered cards, you purchase the PPV through Main Event.

There’s no legal, always-free way to stream full UFC main cards online.

But you do have a few legit free (or temporarily free) options for partial coverage and one-off events.

Occasional free prelims (official streams): The UFC and partners sometimes stream early or partner-promotion prelims free on YouTube. These aren’t the numbered PPV main cards, but you can catch some live fights. Check the UFC’s official channel and the “Fight Pass – LIVE Prelims” playlist near event day.
UFC on ABC (U.S.): When a Fight Night is branded “UFC on ABC,” the main card airs on the ABC broadcast network. That’s free over the air with an antenna; online viewing usually requires a pay-TV or live-TV streaming login, but it’s still worth noting as a cost-free TV option. (Recent ABC listings confirm this format.)
Live-TV streaming free trials (time-limited): If a card airs on ABC (or prelims on ESPN/ESPN2), you can legally stream it during a platform’s free trial (e.g., YouTube TV). Trials change, but YouTube TV advertises a trial you can use to watch ABC/ESPN channels; cancel before it bills. (This will not unlock ESPN+ PPV mains.)
Free shoulder content and classic fights: The UFC YouTube channel posts weigh-ins, pressers, Embedded, and occasional “Free Fight” marathons around big events. It’s not the live main card, but it’s official and free.

Are prelims free anywhere?

Prelims can be included with the regular subscription in many regions (e.g., ESPN plan in the U.S., Sportsnet+ in Canada, discovery+, TNT Sports in the UK). Early Prelims are typically on UFC Fight Pass. The main card of numbered events is the portion most often behind PPV (or, in the UK, sometimes TNT Sports Box Office).

Do bundle deals ever lower the PPV price?

U.S. event pages sometimes promote bundles (e.g., UFC PPV + Disney+/Hulu/ESPN access) with a single promotional figure for new subscribers. Those offers change by event, so check the UFC card’s ESPN landing page before you pay.

Will the U.S. PPV model end?

Reports indicate Paramount+ will carry UFC in the U.S. from 2026 under a seven-year deal, with coverage promised without separate PPV charges for subscribers. Until that starts, ESPN remains the official U.S. broadcaster, and PPV pricing still applies. International PPV markets (Canada, Australia, etc.) are not affected by the U.S. change for now.

Are VPNs a legitimate workaround for cheaper access?

Some blogs discuss using VPNs to view streams from other regions. Be aware that this can violate terms of service and regional rights, and services actively enforce geo-blocks. If you want guaranteed, stable access, use the official provider for your country. (General VPN “how-to” posts exist, but they are not official sources and may not reflect providers’ rules.)