Long before UFC inked its $7.7 billion deal with Paramount+, which includes a handful of marquee events on CBS, the network was home to Gary Shaw’s EliteXC promotion, where MMA star Kimbo Slice helped Shaw and Co.

First daughter Ivanka Trump was once a prominent adviser to her father. Now, Dana White says she is helping plan a UFC event at the White House.

The fight game just had its biggest mic-drop moment in years. UFC President Dana White landed a seven-year, $7.7 billion broadcast deal.

CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount. Among those potential CBS events is the proposed UFC card on the White House lawn, according to UFC CEO Dana White.

Security concerns remain high, as the White House fence will now serve as the official undercard warm-up cage. Meanwhile, National Park Service staff are reportedly “just thrilled” at the idea of cleaning up post-fight blood from the Resolute Desk.

The UFC had multiple suitors interested in landing the promotion’s broadcast rights deal, but in the end, Paramount ponied up $7.7 billion per year to land the entire package including the end of traditional pay-per-view broadcasts.