Joe Rogan is excited about the UFC’s future.

The UFC color commentator has been around the sport for more than two decades now, so he’s seen the promotion couple up with various broadcasting partners over the years. All the while, Rogan has remained part of the show. Reacting to news of the $7.7 billion broadcasting deal between Paramount/CBS and UFC that has flipped the sport on its head, Rogan was bullish on the sport’s future, and he also thinks the deal will payoff with Paramount.

“[The sport is going to go] through the roof,” Rogan said on his podcast (via MMAFighting). “And it’s a super smart move for Paramount. What a great move to not just have the UFC for seven years, but to have it for free. How much does it cost a month? Ten bucks, let’s say it’s ten bucks. That’s crazy. That’s a $120 a year, you can watch every UFC pay-per-view? Two UFC pay-per-views is, like, 140 bucks, right? Isn’t it? Aren’t they, like, $70? So you get all of them. Everything’s free? That’s incredible. This sport is going to go f—king hypernova.”

Currently, the premium tier of Paramount costs $12.99. If that number remains, Rogan’s estimate that a year of fights will be cheaper than two current UFC pay-per-view (PPV) buys is accurate. Many fans are wary of an eventual price raise, but for the time being, it’s looking like a great time to be a fight fan.

Despite being excited about the new deal, Rogan is a little sad to see ESPN go. In his opinion, there’s real value in having UFC fights alongside more traditional sports, as well as fight highlights airing on shows like SportsCenter. Rogan hopes that despite the break in broadcasting, the two companies will continue to work together to some extent.

“I’m kind of bummed out, and I hope they don’t lose the relationship that they had with ESPN with all their MMA shows,” Rogan said. “I hope they don’t go, like, ‘F—k them. They went to Paramount.’ I hope it’s a mutually beneficial thing, like the UFC at least does some content still on ESPN, because I think that’s also a big factor in pulling people from casual viewers that watch other sports that might occasionally watch a UFC fight and then they see, like, Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway and they’re like, ‘Holy shit.’ And then they’re hooked. Having that coverage on SportsCenter, that shit’s huge. Having those post-fight shows on ESPN+, that shit is huge for the real dorks like me, that’s huge.”

Recently, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that he’s still shopping for a home for content like Contenders Series and The Ultimate Fighter. Maybe Rogan gets his wish and those programs land back on ESPN?