UFC is headed to Paramount behind a seven-year deal worth $7.7 billion. Mark Shapiro, president of UFC holdings company TKO, joins Front Office Sports Today to explain the factors that went into the decision and what comes next for UFC and combat sports as a whole as the pay-per-view model dies out.
Plus, we hear from Saints special teamer J.T. Gray on what he believes is the NFL’s most unsung position, the new kickoff rule, and Saints players’ expectations for a season that has zero games on national TV.
Also, FOS deals reporter Ben Horney tells Baker Machado and Renee Washington the ESPN-NFL deal could violate antitrust laws.
