ESPN is once again raising prices on its subscription services, including both the unlimited and select plans for customers.
The price increase goes into effect on Sept. 17 with ESPN Unlimited —the service that includes all of ESPN’s programming from linear networks like ESPN and ESPN2 plus WWE premium live events and the PFL lineup of events — going from $29.99 to $31.99 per month.
The annual cost of the plan is increasing from $299.99 to $319.99 per year.
ESPN Select — the scaled down version with less options — is going from $12.99 to $13.99 per month with the annual plan increasing from $129.99 to 139.99 per year.
ESPN has not stated how many subscribers are currently signed up for the new Unlimited service.
Of course the timing of the price increase isn’t all that surprising with the NFL season about to kick off in two weeks’ time with ESPN also recently integrating all the programming from the NFL Network onto the subscription service as well.
For combat sports fans, the PFL is the only major MMA promotion still airing fights on ESPN after the UFC’s seven year deal with the Disney owned network came to an end and all programming moved to Paramount. PFL recently merged with Jake Paul’s MVP with plans to launch a rebranded MVP MMA in 2027 but the promotion is still searching for a new broadcast deal.
PFL’s current contract with ESPN runs through the end of 2026 but there’s no word if the promotion is still discussing a possible extension or potentially focused on moving onto a new network starting in 2027.
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