As we all knew last night, the announcement was made official this morning. WME-IMG announced the acquisition of the UFC per its own press release. The release is below: BEVERLY HILLS, CA (July 11, 2016) – WME | IMG today announced the acquisition of UFC, the world’s premier professional mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. A […]
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UFC sold, announcement Monday
Chris Maathuis of KLAS-TV News, a CBS Las Vegas affiliate is reporting that Zuffa has officially sold the UFC to WME-IMG Capital. The official confirmation will come on Monday morning although Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White sat down for interviews with the local station about the sale. Despite internal and external denials about a rumored […]
Cerrone apologizes for homophobic slur at UFC Fan Expo Q&A
Maybe International Fight Week should have ended yesterday for Donald Cerrone. Instead, Cerrone apologized for a homophobic slur made during a Q&A at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas. Cerrone criticized Daniel Cormier’s fighting style last night against Anderson Silva. “How you gonna give up weight and then fight like a f*g, man?” Cerrone […]
Lesnar makes reported $2.5M, DC loses out on $1M payday
Brock Lesnar made a reported $2.5 million purse for UFC 200 according to Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole. It’s the biggest payout for a UFC fighter next to Conor McGregor. Iole tweeted out the salaries for main card: Brock Lesnar’s purse tonight is $2.5 million — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 9, 2016 Here are the rest […]
UFC to promote WWE on UFC 200 PPV
Bloody Elbow reports that the UFC 200 broadcast will promote WWE because of the company’s deal with the WWE for allowing Brock Lesnar to fight on the card. Lesnar was granted a “one-off” fight for UFC 200 from the WWE. However, the publicly traded Stamford, Connecticut company made it clear that it would not be […]