Endeavor CEO Mark Shapiro was interviewed on Andrew Marchand’s debut podcast last week and part of the discussion focused on the upcoming media rights deal for the UFC. The UFC will be entering the last year of its deal with Disney and he indicated that many are interested. Shapiro indicated that the UFC rights were […]
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Vince McMahon sells more stock
Silver Lake to purchase Endeavor, take it private
Due to concerns over its stock price, the parent of TKO Group Holdings, Endeavor, is looking to take the company private. Shares are down more than 36% since the company’s IPO in 2021. TKO Group Holdings will not be a part of the privatization and will remain publicly traded. Private equity company Silver Lake is […]
Corporate synergy on Monday Night Raw
The WWE held Monday Night Raw at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California two days after UFC 298 held its own event in the arena. On WWE’s telecast, Michael Chandler was handed a microphone and cut a promo on Conor McGregor. One-half of the coaches on the most recent The Ultimate Fighter called out the […]
Top 10 MMA Business Stories of 2023 – No. 8 Dana White selects his own punishment
Ironically, the debut of Power Slap started with a video from TMZ showing Dana White and his wife engaged in an argument in which they exchange slapping one another. In a pop culture where everyone complains about being cancelled, White suffered no consequences for his actions. First, the TMZ video was not produced immediately which […]
