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It seems like the UFC signed up with Fox only recently, but it was actually 2011, and there is only about 1.5 years left in their current TV deal. Its no coincidence they cleaned up their uniform with the Reebok deal.

There is going to be an enormous, epic bidding war between Fox and Disney for the UFC. Cord-cutting has become a lot more serious since 2011, Fox desperately needs to keep the UFC to keep people watching FS1.

I assume the Fertittas and Dana will keep most of the windfall, but it would be nice if some of that cash slips through their fingers and falls onto the fighters when they get their next TV deal.