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The growing number of online streaming platforms has made it easier than ever to cut the cord altogether (that is, to ditch your cable or satellite television subscription in favor of online-only services), but due to antiquated broadcasting restrictions, sports has taken awhile to catch up to the crowd. Services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime are ubiquitous nowadays when it comes to movies and TV. Modern 4K TVs even come with Wi-Fi connectivity and streaming capabilities built right in, making things even simpler but only recently have services like ESPN+, Fubo, Sling, and Hulu sought to do the same thing for live-action sports.

Although cord-cutting is a great way to save money and enjoy your favorite shows (particularly on premium channels like HBO), watching sports has been a bit trickier until now. This is especially good news for MMA fans, as UFCs cozy relationship with ESPN makes it easier than ever to stream UFC. The worlds biggest mixed martial arts fighting league has joined with ESPN to bring you all of your favorite UFC content in 2020, both online and on TV.

Fox held the broadcasting rights to UFC through 2018, but for 2019, the contract went to ESPN. This means that this year, all Ultimate Fighting Championship content, including Pay-Per-View events, will air exclusively on the sports network. Upcoming PPV events include UFC 249 on April 18 between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. If you already have ESPN with a cable subscription, then you can enjoy all the action right on your TV. This is also good news for cord-cutters, however, as ESPN rolled out its own online streaming service called ESPN+ last spring. Heres where you can stay up to date with results, scheduled fights, top fighters and more. The latest events, content, and news about ESPN+ can also be found here.

If you already have a streaming service you like and all you want is ESPN+ (which offers a mountain of sports content all on its own) for streaming UFC fights online, then you can simply sign up for it and youre good to go. Its a great value at just $5 per month or $50 per year. You can also use it with Amazon Fire, iOS, Android, and Chromecast devices, as well as your computers web browser.

On the other hand, if youre only now cutting the cord and are looking for a streaming TV package that comes bundled with ESPN channels particularly the ones where youll be able to watch UFC then youve got a few options. All of these premium streaming services work on Android, iOS, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku devices, as well as modern computer web browsers unless otherwise noted:

In general, the UFC seasons start in January and finish up in the fall. The schedule is constantly shifting, however, so your best bet is to check the UFC event schedule fairly regularly to see when things are happening. Below is a quick overview of fights in the queue right now:

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Heres how you can watch or stream UFC fights live online without cable - Digital Trends