.@UFC PPVs on
@ESPNPlus
will increase in price from $74.99 this year to $79.99 next year,
starting with
#UFC283 in January, per @Disney.đ˛ Disney says the move reflects “the value of ESPN+ and the
popularity and quality of UFC events,” and that it doesnt impact
ESPN+ sub price. pic.twitter.com/PBf0cMTIUEâ Adam Stern (@A_S12)
December 22, 2022
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In what has become something of an annual tradition, the cost of
the Ultimate Fighting Championshipâs premium events will increase
heading into beginning of the new year.
According to a report from the
Sports Business Journal, UFC pay-per-views will increase in
price from $74.99 to $74.99 beginning with UFC 283 on Jan. 21. The
decision âreflects the value of ESPN+ and the popularity and
quality of UFC events,â per a statement from Disney. The update is
not expected to affect the cost of the ESPN+ subscription, which is
currently $9.99 per month following a
43 percent increase in price from $6.99 in September.
This marks the third consecutive year that the price for UFC
pay-per-views has been raised. At the beginning of 2022,
pay-per-view events were
increased from $69.99 to $74.99 after raising the cost by $5
from $64.99 the previous year.
After news of last yearâs pay-per-view price hike came to light,
UFC president Dana White
claimed that the promotion had no input on the price of its
signature events.
âWe donât have any say in that,â White said in January. âWe gave
the pay-per-views to ESPN, so thatâs their decision.âYou know how I
feel about that stuff. I donât love when prices get raised, but
itâs not my decision, itâs theirâs.â
UFC 283 takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro and is
headlined by a light heavyweight title tilt between Glover
Teixeira and Jamahal
Hill. In the co-main event, Deiveson
Figueiredo will defend the flyweight belt against Brandon
Moreno in their fourth championship meeting.