Televisionation—Talk Back to Television: Xtreme One Entertainment President, Chris Defendis

September 3, 2025

Talk Back to Television welcomes Chris Defendis, President of Xtreme One Entertainment. Chris had a long career at HBO, where he was accustomed to “world domination”—I know, because I competed with HBO. And with the explosion of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), I expect nothing less from Xtreme One. We know that Paramount just paid almost as much for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as Skydance did for all of Paramount, and the growth of extreme sports will continue to accelerate.