{"id":36563,"date":"2026-01-19T01:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-Claims-UFC-Contract-is-Void-with-New-Paramount-Broadcast-Deal-199792"},"modified":"2026-01-19T01:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:22:39","slug":"conor-mcgregor-claims-ufc-contract-is-void-with-new-paramount-broadcast-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/conor-mcgregor-claims-ufc-contract-is-void-with-new-paramount-broadcast-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor Claims UFC Contract is Void with New Paramount Broadcast Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/conor-mcgregor-claims-ufc-contract-is-void-with-new-paramount-broadcast-deal.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Conor McGregor could be in line for a new UFC contract. |<br \/>\nBellator MMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> is to be believed, the Irish star will be entering<br \/>\nnegotiations for a new <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> contract in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on a stream, the former two-division champion<br \/>\nclaimed that the new Paramount broadcast deal eliminates<br \/>\npay-per-view points, which will require a reworked UFC contract.<br \/>\nMcGregor is still targeting a return at the UFC White House card,<br \/>\nthough the event has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019m warming up now for the White House fight,\u201d McGregor said (via<br \/>\nHappy Punch). \u201cI\u2019m gonna be at it, for sure. It\u2019s gonna be insane,<br \/>\nthe White House card is gonna be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going into negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting<br \/>\nChampionship in February. I\u2019m very interested to go. They\u2019ve<br \/>\nactually got a new deal with Paramount, it\u2019s worth $7.7 billion. So<br \/>\nthe company has [quadrupled] its profit, and my contract,<br \/>\nessentially, is void right now because there\u2019s no more<br \/>\npay-per-view, whereas my contract was based on pay-per-view sales.<br \/>\nI\u2019m the highest-generating pay-per-view fighter of all time. The<br \/>\npay-per-view system is done, I\u2019m due a new contract. So, we\u2019re<br \/>\ngoing into negotiations in February, and I\u2019m very interested to see<br \/>\nhow it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> McGregor was the UFC&#8217;s top draw under the previous pay-per-view<br \/>\nmodel, in theory earning extra money for amount of buys his events<br \/>\nsold. Under Paramount, all numbered UFC events will be available as<br \/>\npart of a streaming service subscription with no additional<br \/>\ncost.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor hasn\u2019t competed since July 2021, when he broke his leg in<br \/>\na loss to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Dustin-Poirier-50529\">Dustin<br \/>\nPoirier<\/a>. The Dublin native was slated to return at UFC 303 in<br \/>\nJune 2024, but he pulled out of a proposed matchup against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michael-Chandler-50829\">Michael<br \/>\nChandler<\/a> due to a broken toe. While McGregor seemed interested<br \/>\nin facing Chandler at the White House, UFC CEO Dana White recently<br \/>\ndismissed the notion of revisiting that booking.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Ready<\/h2>\n<p>Regardless of who the opponent might be, McGregor seems to be<br \/>\nintent on fighting on the UFC White House card \u2014 possibly with a<br \/>\nnew contract in hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m focusing on what I can control,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cI\u2019m in the<br \/>\ngym. I\u2019m living in the gym, focusing on my health, focusing on my<br \/>\nrest, listening to my coaches, following the game plan. External<br \/>\nnoise is non-existent for me. I don\u2019t absorb it. You\u2019re aware of<br \/>\nit, but you don\u2019t let it seep in. Keep the internal dialogue<br \/>\nstrong. I\u2019m here, showing the kids, showing my team what it takes.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve got to live it. You\u2019ve got to live and breathe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.4536585365854\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0878048780488\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> said he has to negotiate a new contract with the UFC<br \/>\nnext month \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy contract is essentially void right now.\u201d <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c7wVzFEkIG\">pic.twitter.com\/c7wVzFEkIG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/2013012820510556584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nJanuary 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor could be in line for a new UFC contract. | Bellator MMA If Conor McGregor is to be believed, the Irish star will be entering negotiations for a new UFC contract in the near future. In an interview on a stream, the former two-division champion claimed that the new Paramount broadcast deal eliminates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}