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UFC on TNT Sports — UK Schedule & How to Subscribe

Discovery+ Premium is the entry to UFC UK in 2025-26.

TNT Sports holds the UK UFC rights through 2026. The viewing route is the Discovery+ Premium subscription bundle at £30.99 per month, which includes TNT Sports access as part of the WBD streaming portfolio. The standalone TNT Sports channel that existed under the prior BT Sport branding no longer sells as a separate product.

How the bundle works

The Discovery+ structure as of 2025-26:

  • Discovery+ Standard at £9.99 per month: Discovery+ content only, no TNT Sports, no UFC.
  • Discovery+ Premium at £30.99 per month: Discovery+ Standard plus TNT Sports linear and streaming.
  • Discovery+ Premium Annual at £359 per year: Premium content with an annual upfront discount of roughly £12.

The Premium tier at £30.99 is the required level for UFC access. There is no UFC-only or TNT-Sports-only sub-tier.

What’s included with Discovery+ Premium

The TNT Sports portion of Discovery+ Premium covers:

  • Every UFC Fight Night card — live and on-demand.
  • Every UFC numbered-event prelim — early prelims and prelims, streamed live.
  • UFC numbered-event main cards — gated behind TNT Sports Box Office PPV (separate purchase).
  • UEFA Champions League — every match live.
  • UEFA Europa League and Conference League — every match live.
  • Premier League selected matches — roughly 52 matches per season.
  • Heineken Champions Cup (rugby union).
  • MotoGP and selected motorsport.

The UFC content is one slice of a broader sports portfolio. Subscribers picking up Discovery+ Premium for UFC frequently also use it for Champions League and Premier League viewing.

How to subscribe

Discovery+ Premium is at discoveryplus.com/uk. Signup is via the Discovery+ website. The app is available on iOS, Android, smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Sony), Sky Q boxes, Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku and the major consoles.

BT TV customers retain access to the channel through their BT box during the transition period. Sky customers can add the TNT Sports channels via Sky Q for a per-channel monthly fee, though the Discovery+ direct route is usually cheaper.

How to buy a UFC PPV through TNT Sports Box Office

Numbered UFC events run as TNT Sports Box Office PPV. The 2025-26 pricing is £24.95 per card. Purchase is:

  1. Maintain an active Discovery+ Premium subscription.
  2. Visit tntsports.co.uk/box-office about two weeks before the card.
  3. Buy the PPV through the Discovery+ account.
  4. Watch via the Discovery+ app or website on fight night.

The PPV is locked to the Discovery+ account, so multi-screen viewing within the household uses the same purchase.

When the deal expires

The current TNT Sports UFC UK deal expires in 2026. The renegotiation is expected to land in late 2025 or early 2026, with the new contract terms applying from the start of the 2026-27 calendar year. The renewal is widely expected to stay with TNT Sports given the carrier’s established UFC production infrastructure, but DAZN UK and Sky Sports have both been mentioned as potential bidders in industry reporting.

For now, the practical answer for UK UFC viewers in 2025-26 is Discovery+ Premium.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch UFC and boxing legally in the US?
ESPN+ subscription carries UFC Fight Night events and ESPN-promoted boxing cards; UFC numbered PPVs require an add-on purchase via ESPN+. DAZN US carries Matchroom and Golden Boy boxing cards. Amazon Prime Video holds the Premier Boxing Champions deal as of 2026. UFC Fight Pass archives every fight in UFC history plus selected live regional cards.
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