UFC Fight Pass Review for Cord Cutters
The UFC will present their biggest promotion in the history of the organization this week with UFC 200. The main card is stacked with three title fights and two more fights involving former heavyweight champions. At this point you may be wondering why we at Savings Beagle are writing about a pay-per-view (PPV) event that will charge you $60 to see the fight ($50 for standard definition). Even though the main card is huge, the undercard is great as well. As a saver, you may have cut the cord long ago and don’t have access to the “free” undercard on Fox Sports 1.
Sports fans know that it is hard to get certain sports after they cut the cord. If you love MMA (mixed martial arts) like I do you may not be able to do without. UFC’s Fight Pass is a streaming service that pretty much gives you everything UFC other than the PPV live events. With Fight Pass you will get most of the UFC Fight Night events on Fox Sports and the undercards for the PPV events. This week’s prelims will be the best undercard in UFC history. Tune in this week to the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Friday and you will also get to see the Women’s Strawweight title. Your viewing of live broadcasts other than the Fight Pass prelims might differ. I am already using a VPN that can hinder some viewing options, but opens up others. Many of the Fight Night cards and other live UFC events are limited to select countries. To make sure of your situation, make sure you get the free seven day trial.
There are also fights only available to UFC Fight Pass subscribers. Earlier in the day on Saturday, prior to the undercard, subscribers will be able to tune in to four additional fights, one with two ranked fighters. Entire events are exclusive on Fight Pass like this week’s UFC Fight Night featuring a title bout and a very interesting heavyweight match.
The UFC library is a feature I like. You will gain access to replays of past PPV events one month after they originally air. Hundreds of past events are available for replay. All of the previous 199 PPV events, Fight Night’s and Ultimate Fighter shows are included. In addition to the UFC, the library also includes other promotions like Pride and Strikforce.
There are some lesser known organizations that you can view live as well with Fight Pass. Fedor Emelianenko just fought Favio Maldonado on EFN a couple of weeks ago. Unless you happen to be in Russia that day, your best bet was to tune in to your Fight Pass subscription. Other organizations on Fight Pass include: Cage Warriors, EBI (Eddie Bravo Invitational), Shotto Japan, and Glory’s SuperFight Series,
Fight Pass gives you plenty of action and their interface has recently received a facelift too. I tried it out via the free seven-day preview and it was pretty easy to move around and find what I was looking for. The first screen shows the live or upcoming live events and you can move over to the library to search for older events you wish to see. You can navigate through different organization’s events like the now defunct EliteXC and watch the rise of Kimbo Slice or catch Fedor or Rampage Jackson at their best in Pride. You can search by fighter too in case you want to locate your favorite and follow them through their career.
Fight Pass comes at a $10 a month cost for the streaming service. You can save $1 a month if you sign up for six months or $2 a month if you sign up for a year at a time. Is it worth it? Try before you buy with the 7 day free trial and see for yourself. If you are going to watch the PPV this weekend, you can get a 50% off discount for the 6-month subscription to Fight Pass. That is a nice savings. As always, let us know what you think to help others decide whether to take the plunge.
