Fighter vs. Writer: Matt Brown Reacts to New UFC Broadcast Deal and How it Affects the Fighters Plus Previewing UFC 319

MMA Fighting

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to the news that the UFC signed a $7.7 billion deal to move to Paramount starting in January but how does that affect the fighters? Will this deal benefit them in any way? Brown has his doubts. Plus we preview UFC 319 and give our picks for Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev and Aaron Pico vs. Lerone Murphy plus much more! Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.1	You're listening to the fighter versus the writer.
1:40.6	I am Damon Martin.
1:41.6	He is UFC legend Matt Brown and Matt.
1:43.6	We are now just days away from UFC 319, where Drickus Duplice defends his title against Hamzaa Tremaya. But on a UFC pay-per-view week, and I use that word paper-view loosely because it will be one of the final times we ever use that word, today's big news, of course, is the UFC has a new broadcast deal, $7.7 billion, with a B,
2:05.5	$7.7 billion over the next seven years to move from ESPN to Paramount Plus starting in
2:12.7	2026.
2:13.4	And with that deal, pay-per-view has officially come to an end.
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