The UFC is being sold

[Rell84shots]

I'll take Dana word over that fukkboy Darren Rovell

It's not just his word though

 

[LinusCaldwell]

A lot of hoopla going around for the UFC right now it's good to be in the news in this manner

 

[joeychizzle]

Another thing to keep in mind is that if the existing investors (i.e. Fertittas, Dana White, etc) actually believe in the UFC's long-term prospects, they can monetize some of their equity and take some cash off the table but roll the remaining equity into the new structure and maintain the 5-7 year upside if a private equity firm is able to grow the business at the top-line and deleverage the capital structure.

Furtitty brehs wouldn't be onboard if significant liquid assets weren't involved. If the sale is successful and somehow the new owners flip this into a global magnate sized org, they're gonna kick themselves for offloading whatever amount of equity they decided to.

Just like the brehs that sold their stake in Apple or Google. I would've probably killed myself if I realized that something worth hundreds or thousands back then is now worth billions :Mjomfgmayne: (obviously that was a very different scenario but you get me)

 

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

The whole of UFC is only worth $4billion

There are singular football (soccer) teams worth near that amount


And they have the nerve to talk out their neck about boxing?

 

[The ADD]

The whole of UFC is only worth $4billion

There are singular football (soccer) teams worth near that amount


And they have the nerve to talk out their neck about boxing?

But they paid 2 million for it........

No singular boxing promotion is worth 4 billion

 

[Paradise50]

Hope they sell to the Chinese because whoever pays that kinda money is gonna lose instantly. Wouldn't mind seeing the Chinese take a small L. Also the type of fans the UFC has would be knowing the Chinese own their precious sports company




Whenever this happens a smaller company better take advantage

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Funny, even though it doesn't surprise me in the least. All my friends that like very mainstream sports talk about how unprofessional he is.

 

[MarloStanTrill]

Because only frat bros and mid life crisis white men watch or support it

 

[swyyyguy]

Time for Dana White and Darren Rovell to step in the ring at UFC 201.

 

[The ADD]

Right, a hedge fund is gonna come in and make the UFC better, cause that's what hedge funds do A better idea would be to take the UFC public if they really wanna cash out. But the UFC ain't worth 3-4 billion. Even 1 billion is generous, I'd say it's in the range of 250-500M tops. But some stupid Chinese guy is gonna pay 1 Billion for bragging rights because he can

You forget they own the footage to basically every major MMA bout ever.

 

[Screwface Exchange]

It also could be partly accurate, yes ufc is selling but not entire zuffa ownership maybe jus selling off a 10% or so like last time to the Abu Dhabi comp. Get a Lil extra cash 2 fund their other buisness'

 

[The Infamous]

The whole of UFC is only worth $4billion

There are singular football (soccer) teams worth near that amount

$4 billion is a good amount for the UFC.

Comparing the UFC to football (soccer) is laughable. There are about football 15 teams that generate more revenue per year than the UFC.

And they have the nerve to talk out their neck about boxing?

They are neck and neck with boxing in the US. Although globally boxing is easily more popular.​

 

[clutch]

I'm learning a lot about the business behind the UFC and Chinese television shows from this thread

 

[RammerJammer]

Folks in here celebrating like UFC bout the die not even a UFC fan, but that's not what's happening at all.

 

[The ADD]

Folks in here celebrating like UFC bout the die not even a UFC fan, but that's not what's happening at all.

Even if it is the sales is a win for Zuffa