UFC SALE IS OFFICIAL FOR 4 BILLION By Bloody Elbow.Com Las Vegas, NV (July 11th, 2016)– According to the Sports Director of KLAS-TV (CBS), Chris Maathuis, the sale of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was finalized on Saturday. WME-IMG, Silver Lake, KKR and MSD capital purchased the mixed martial arts organization for $4 billion. The New York Times […]
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UFC CLAIMS NEWS OF THE FINALIZED SALE IS FALSE
UFC CLAIMS NEWS OF THE FINALIZED SALE IS FALSE Las Vegas, NV (June 21, 2016)– Monday afternoon FloCombat.com’s report indicating that the UFC has been sold is false,” Dave Sholler told MMAjunkie. “We’ve communicated that to our staff members tonight via an internal memo.” In an email sent to all UFC employees denying the sale […]
CONOR MCGREGOR SETTLES DISPUTE AND IS BACK ON AT UFC 200 AGAINST NATE DIAZ – (UPDATE DANA WHITE SAYS “NOT TRUE”)
CONOR MCGREGOR SETTLES DISPUTE AND IS BACK ON AT UFC 200 New York, NY (April 25th, 2016)–After a week long battle with the UFC over press commitments and promotion, Conor McGregor is back on the UFC 200 against Nate Diaz in July. “It’s part of the job, it’s what we do here,” White said. “We […]
NY State Assembly Passes Bill To Legalize MMA in NY
UFC® Applauds Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support in NY State Assembly as Bill to Legalize and Regulate Professional MMA Passes 113-25 Lorenzo Fertitta Thanks Speaker Heastie, Majority Leader Morelle & All Sponsors and Supporters Albany , NY (March 22, 2016)–UFC® Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lorenzo Fertitta applauded the overwhelming, bipartisan New York State Assembly passage of […]
JON JONES RETURNS TO THE UFC & STATEMENT
JON JONES RETURNS TO THE UFC Las Vegas, NV (October 23, 2015)– Less than a month after Jon Jones was sentenced to probation for a hit-and-run crash in New Mexico, the UFC has formally cleared Jones to return to competition effective immediately. At the time of Jones’ sentencing, the UFC released a statement saying that […]






