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Zuffa sends letter confirming sale to fighters

July 11, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that UFC contracted fighters have received a letter about the sale of the company.

The letter addressed to “Athletes” from “The Zuffa executive team” states that “the athletes, have always been the central focus of the promotion.  That will not change.”

The letter goes on to say that the new owners, WME | IMG would focus “on the continued global expansion of mixed martial arts and committed to further promoting you [the athlete] on the global stage.”

That makes it official. https://t.co/whBUODcXaP pic.twitter.com/C0liWVOpqD

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 11, 2016

Payout Perspective:

The letter comes just a couple weeks after Zuffa sent an internal memo to its employees that the UFC had not been sold.  As we know, it was just semantics as Zuffa did not finalize the sale until this past weekend.  The likely plan was to make the announcement after Saturday’s UFC 200.  The letter is assurance that the new owners will take care of them in the future.  Of course, Zuffa does not know if that will be the case.

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  1. jjjjjj_ffffff says

    July 11, 2016 at 10:47 am

    BREAKING NEWS: Bones Jones tested Positive for 2 Estrogens..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0IiffbuVE

    Reply
  2. jjjjjj_ffffff says

    July 11, 2016 at 10:49 am

    BREAKING NEWS: Bones Jones tested Positive for 2 different Estrogens Blockers..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0IiffbuVE

    Reply
  3. tops E says

    July 11, 2016 at 10:52 am

    http://www.fastcompany.com/3029119/most-innovative-companies/tencent-the-secretive-chinese-tech-giant-that-can-rival-facebook-a

    Is PONY a secret investor or new owner of the UFC hahaha

    Reply
  4. Diego says

    July 12, 2016 at 3:00 am

    Tops E – you’ve been harping on the death of MMA for so long that you just can’t believe that an MMA franchise was sold for more than any sports franchise in history. Just let it go dude. It’s getting sad for you.

    hahahahahaha…sinking…going down…etc.

    Reply
  5. tops E says

    July 12, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    Facts diego facts hahaha….wmeimg is a front hahahaha…. do some research hahahaha…

    Reply

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