Another UFC event, another night of streaming complaints for Paramount+. For the past few UFC cards, the platform has repeatedly faced criticism over poor streaming quality. Whether it’s UFC 324, UFC 325, or UFC Houston, people seemed dissatisfied with the streaming service barely two months into UFC’s massive $7.7 billion partnership with Paramount.

Buffering, lagging, glitches, dropouts, and poor picture quality during live events plagued screens, leaving viewers frustrated. Not to mention the audio issues, static, or feed problems early in cards. Combine that with the general app performance problems and crazy amounts of ads, and fans were ready to bring out the pitchforks. Now, however, things are starting to look better. 

UFC Mexico became a symbol of change for Paramount

As UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh got underway inside Arena CDMX, popular MMA account Spinning Backfist took to X to thank Paramount for resolving the event’s earlier streaming issues.

“Thank you for fixing this, Paramount,” they captioned the post, sharing a screenshot from the live broadcast of the Francis Marshall vs. Erik Silva fight.

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UFC CEO Dana White has previously addressed the streaming concerns from fans, reflecting on the ads displayed during the first UFC-Paramount card in January.

“I haven’t seen it yet, and all of this is a work in progress…,” White had said. “It’s $8.99. You’re not paying f—king however much anymore. These guys [at Paramount] have got to make some money, too, so yeah.” 

Coming back to UFC Mexico, however, the sentiment from Spinning Backfist didn’t appear to be widely shared. Several fans responded, claiming the streaming problems were still persisting on their end.

Paramount fails to impress fans, yet again

One user claimed the stream is still not working for them. The user commented, “@paramountplus is s—t the English @ufc stream isn’t working.” Clearly, Paramount has a lot more work to do. 

The complaints painted a picture of a patchy service with one user claiming, “Doesn’t work for me.” While watching UFC events has become cheaper, it appears so has the effort put into streaming them.

Other viewers echoed the frustration. “Paramount sucks. Doesn’t work on iOS apps,” a viewer wrote. Paramount is currently airing UFC in America, Latin America, and Australia—other places don’t appear to have such issues. 

However, the sentiment was far from unanimous, with one stating, “I’m loving the paramount product.” The quality of performance on the stream appears to vary depending on the device used for watching the event. 

Meanwhile, this user came to a sudden realization. “I didn’t know so many people watched on their phones, but it makes sense,” the user commented. Everyone has their phone with them regardless of where they are, making it the most popular choice. 

That being said, it appears Paramount has to do a lot more to satisfy its viewers if it is to keep them from leaving. But did you face any such streaming problems tonight?