How Vince McMahon Became Even Richer With New UFC Deal

TKO has made a major deal with Paramount, and as the media landscape changes even more, Vince McMahon finds himself a whole lot richer.

It was announced recently that ESPN will have the streaming rights to WWE PLEs in the US starting in 2026. The five-year streaming partnership is valued at $1.6 billion over five years. And now WWE’s TKO partners UFC have got in on the action with their own landmark media rights deal.

A new deal has been announced between TKO Group and Paramount/CBS for UFC special events. Starting in 2026 in the US, fans of the UFC can stream the company’s PPVs on the Paramount+ streaming service. That includes the PPVs and Fight Night broadcasts. This doubles the company’s previous deal with the Paramount contract, netting them around $1.1 billion per year.

Vince McMahon’s Wealth Grows From New UFC Deal

While Vince McMahon might be a forgotten man in WWE, he’s still a shareholder in TKO, and the new UFC deal has worked out very well for him.

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained what the deal has done in terms of TKO stock and how much money it has made Vince McMahon in the process:

Paramount made a big move, and they’re gonna lose a lot of money on the move. TKO is gonna make a lot of money; they got that stock up. Vince McMahon is now worth 100 million more dollars than he was 24 hours ago. Over a hundred million more, and TKO itself is worth $1.37 billion more as we speak than [before the announcement].

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