There’s even more big TKO media rights deals on their way following the announcement of Paramount CBS’s $7.7 billion dollar media rights deal with the UFC. Paramount CBS will get all of the live UFC fight programming: 30 Fight Nights and 13 numbered cards,

The UFC's best pipeline for talent is back, as "Dana White's Contender Series" returns for Season 9 on Aug. 12. The show, which has ushered in many of the fighters on the promotion's roster today, was also the path for some of the top fighters and prospects in the game.