CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount. Among those potential CBS events is the proposed UFC card on the White House lawn, according to UFC CEO Dana White.

Dana White is excited about the future of the UFC's new broadcast deal. | Getty/UFC While the pay-per-view model will be a thing of the past for the UFC beginning next year, there could be different tiers when it comes to the quality of their numbered events.

UFC's CEO reveals why he wanted David Ellison's muscle behind his MMA giant, why pay-per-view events no longer work, and what a potential UFC fight at the White House would look like on CBS.