The UFC event schedule is back on hiatus once again, which began Saturday with no card to consume for the first time since Thanksgiving weekend and only the second time the entire fall (the weekend of Sept. 20).
Even though the schedule has come to a halt to cap an unpredictable year, the UFC will return in full force beginning in 2026. It will just be a bit before the fights appear on television screens (or streaming devices) all over the U.S.
The December 13 UFC Fight Night event from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas marked the end of a seven-year relationship with ESPN and its streaming service, ESPN+. Once the event went off-air, though, it officially marked the start of a brand-new, modernized way to watch the events live on Paramount+. For one flat subscription, every UFC event and its shoulder-programming will be available to watch live, without any additional paywalls.
Therefore, as UFC CEO Dana White proudly said at halftime when the Dallas Cowboys played the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day: