UFC to be sold to talent giant WME-IMG for around $4 billion.

[PatsFan1283]

If a 2nd organization could get the true stars. Not guys on the downside like Rampage or Hendo like Strikeforce did but a GSP or Silva or McGregor in their primes then I think they could legitimately compete. That is what it is all about. At the end of the day, all the organization and marketing is great but stars and larger than life figures drive combat sports revenue.

This isn't the NFL or NBA where the top guys are definitely playing in 1 league or WWE where they create and brand stars and they are worthless elsewhere.

The UFC name and brand is powerful but at the end of the day I think there could be room for a 2nd company if they had deep pockets and executed correctly.

 

[Greenbacks]

Top 5.....Before the UFC sale.

• Dallas Cowboys ($4 billion)
• Real Madrid ($3.26 billion)
• New England Patriots ($3.2 billion)
• New York Yankees ($3.2 billion)
• Barcelona ($3.16 billion)

 

[HamGlaze]

What will the Fertitta's do now, buy the Raiders and put them in a stadium they want built off Tropicana and I-15? Big ol' plot of undeveloped land they own there.

 

[PatsFan1283]

I wonder how long Dana White stays with the new ownership. He had 9% of the company which is 360 million.

Rogan said he loves UFC and is obsessed with putting cards and shows together, but that is a lot of money in your pocket to keep working as hard as he does.

 

[Greenbacks]

I would pay Joe Rogan,Mike Goldberg and Bruce Buffer good money to stick around.....All 3 are the face of the UFC in a way.

 

[Greenbacks]

Joe Rogan`s been there since 2002.

 

[JoeShmoe]

I'm curious if there will be any major changes. They will probably market the UFC differently now as that is what they do. Maybe the fighters will organize and start some kind of union or something like that.