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How to Watch MMA Legally — Official Broadcasters by Promotion

The UFC is one of six MMA promotions you can follow live in the US. Here is where each one lives.

The UFC dominates US MMA viewing but it is not the only promotion with US distribution. PFL holds an ESPN broadcast deal, ONE Championship streams on Prime Video, Bellator has been absorbed into PFL but its catalogue remains, and several regional and international promotions stream through UFC Fight Pass and standalone services.

The six active MMA promotions with US distribution

Professional Fighters League (PFL). PFL’s regular season runs on ESPN+ and selected ESPN linear windows. The 2025 season uses a Smart Cage scoring system and a season-tournament structure. PFL acquired Bellator MMA in late 2023 and continues to operate select Bellator-branded events through the merged calendar.

ONE Championship. ONE streams live in the US on Amazon Prime Video, included with a standard Prime membership at $14.99 per month. The ONE schedule runs primarily from Thailand and Singapore, with US prime-time slots typically Saturday morning Eastern (Saturday evening local time).

Bellator MMA (legacy). The Bellator catalogue is owned by PFL after the 2023 acquisition. New Bellator-branded events appear within the PFL calendar on ESPN+. The pre-2024 Bellator library has been migrated to UFC Fight Pass for the back catalogue.

Cage Warriors (UK). The leading European regional MMA promotion streams live in the US through UFC Fight Pass at $9.99 per month. Cage Warriors is a major feeder for the UFC, and the promotion shares fighters with the UFC’s prospect pipeline.

LFA (Legacy Fighting Alliance). The largest US regional promotion. Streams live on UFC Fight Pass. LFA produces around 25 events per year from US venues.

KSW (Poland) and Brave CF (Bahrain). Both stream live on UFC Fight Pass for the US market. KSW is the largest European MMA promotion by attendance.

Subscription map for non-UFC MMA

PromotionUS serviceCost
PFLESPN+$11.99/mo
ONE ChampionshipAmazon Prime Video$14.99/mo
Cage WarriorsUFC Fight Pass$9.99/mo
LFAUFC Fight Pass$9.99/mo
KSW PolandUFC Fight Pass$9.99/mo
Brave CFUFC Fight Pass$9.99/mo
Bellator legacyUFC Fight Pass (archive)$9.99/mo

A complete non-UFC MMA viewing setup is therefore ESPN+ plus Prime Video plus Fight Pass, totalling roughly $37 per month for live access to every promotion with US distribution.

What changed with the PFL–Bellator merger

PFL completed its acquisition of Bellator in November 2023. The combined operation now controls two of the four largest MMA promotions in the world by event count. Going forward, PFL events run under the PFL banner on ESPN+. Bellator events as a separate brand have largely been retired, with the strongest Bellator fighters absorbed into the PFL season tournament.

The pre-2024 Bellator catalogue (roughly 350 events) is accessible through UFC Fight Pass as a back-library asset.

ONE Championship US prime-time

ONE’s Asian schedule produces live cards in the US prime-time window every two to three weeks. The headline events stream on Prime Video as part of the standard membership, with no PPV add-on. ONE’s heavy investment in striking-discipline content (Muay Thai, kickboxing) means the Prime Video schedule mixes MMA cards with adjacent combat-sports cards under the ONE brand.

Regional and feeder-show MMA

Beyond the major promotions, US Fight Pass carries the live feeds for Cage Warriors, LFA, KSW Poland, Brave CF and several smaller circuits. These are the feeder leagues where most UFC signings come from before debuting on the ESPN+ Contender Series.

For UFC specifically, see our UFC broadcaster guide and the UFC Fight Pass guide.

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 new Premier Boxing Champions deal as of 2026. UFC Fight Pass archives every fight in UFC history plus selected live regional cards.
What does VIPBox refer to in your editorial framing?
In our editorial context, VIPBox refers to the premium ringside seating section at live fight events — the closest paid seats to the canvas. We use the name as an editorial conceit: this guide is the equivalent of the premium ringside experience for legal at-home viewing, anchoring every event to the rights-holder and subscription needed.
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