The UFC’s broadcasting deal has changed but the people you see on screen will not, according to Dana White.

The fight league confirmed this week that it has secured a new big-money broadcast partner after it was revealed that Paramount will pay $1.1 billion per annum for the next seven years for the UFC broadcasting rights; a deal which far exceeds the promotion’s prior arrangement with ESPN which is due to expire in the coming months.

But amid the momentous new contract, Dana White has been quick to assure fans that what you see on the broadcasts themselves will only have minimal changes — and he added that longtime colour commentator Joe Rogan is going nowhere.

“Everything is good for Joe Rogan,” White said on Pardon My Take of the commentator, who first appeared on a UFC broadcast in 1997. “Joe Rogan has no problems in life whatsoever. Joe Rogan was doing great before the deal; he’s going to do just fine after the deal.”

White added: “Listen, Joe Rogan isn’t here at the UFC because of the money. He did the first 12 events for free. Joe Rogan has a time problem; that’s the only thing Joe has. If Joe didn’t have a time problem, he’d even be doing the Fight Nights. Sh*t, he’d be at the Contender Series!”

Similarly, regular UFC announcers Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, Michael Bisping and Paul Felder (among others) will also see no changes as a result of the Paramount contract.

“Everything is staying the same as far as the team goes,” White confirmed.

The new deal is set to be a major plus for viewers in the United States, with all events set to be available for a between an $8 and $13 subscription fee, while some major events will even be broa