• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

MMA Payout

The Business of Combat Sports

  • Home
  • MMA
    • UFC
    • Bellator
    • One
    • PFL
  • Boxing
  • Legal
  • Ratings
  • Payouts
  • Attendance
  • Gate

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.

Filed Under: Public Relations, UFC

Reader Interactions

Comments

  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

Leave a Reply to Diego Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Featured

Ortiz files motion to confirm injunction over

Congressional Report on Ali Revival Act released

Court moves Ortiz case to arbitration

Dominance responds to Motion to Compel

Pac-May II set for September

Judge hears arguments in Golden Boy TRO request

Archives

MMA Payout Follow

MMAPayout
Retweet on Twitter MMA Payout Retweeted

Let this be a message to fucking sellouts and those of you who sell morality for social currency. When it’s finally time to show whether you actually have “IT” within you you’ll be exposed

Please god not this guy again

WWE @WWE

.@JellyRoll615 just clocked @mikethemiz 👊

They charging a tax?

Wrestling News @WrestlingNewsCo

Las Vegas Watch Parties Back On For WWE WrestleMania 42, Blackout Has Been Lifted https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/las-vegas-watch-parties-back-wwe-wrestlemania-blackout-been-lifted/

Maybe one of these matches will be fight to the death and the body will be fed to lions

Dr. Lavie Margolin @Laviemarg

A sanctioned UFC match requires a permit, unless it's at the White House - https://goo.gl/alerts/tc3QYe

Retweet on Twitter MMA Payout Retweeted

Cal Raleigh did not have a single passed ball all last season for the Mariners, and now this one in the 7th inning.

Load More

Copyright © 2026 · MMA Payout: The Business of Combat Sports