{"id":198608,"date":"2016-07-11T00:46:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=198608"},"modified":"2016-07-11T00:46:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T07:46:18","slug":"ufc-sold-4-billion-dana-white-says-sport-going-next-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-sale\/ufc-sold-4-billion-dana-white-says-sport-going-next-level\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC sold for $4 billion, Dana White says &#8216;Sport is going to the next level&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late Sunday night, news of the sale of the UFC emerged once again and this time UFC President <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-vents-frustration-sounds-finally-fed-up-with-jon-jones\/\">Dana White<\/a> has acknowledged that the sale has taken place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegasnow.com\/news\/ufc-sold-for-4-billion\" target=\"_blank\">KLAS<\/a> reported that the new owners of the UFC include &#8220;WME (William Morris Endeavor), the internationally known talent agency,  IMG (International Management Group) a global sports and entertainment company based in New York, and MSD, a private equity group headed by Michael Dell.  Also involved as a strategic partner is KKR, a global investment firm.&#8221; 80% owners of the UFC, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta bought the UFC for $2 million and will still own a small percentage along with the new group.<\/p>\n<p>From KLAS:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;According to persons familiar with the deal, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/lorenzo-fertitta\/lorenzo-fertitta-accepts-new-job-outside-of-mma\/\">Lorenzo Fertitta<\/a> will remain as chairman of UFC for 6-8 weeks during the transition but will step down after that. UFC president Dana White, who currently owns 9% of the organization, will continue in his role with UFC and will have a smaller ownership stake.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>White told <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/16970360\/ufc-expected-sell-unprecedented-4-billion\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a> on Sunday that no one should be worried about the sale. &#8220;Exact opposite,&#8221; White said. &#8220;Sport is going to the next level.&#8221; White added that he is &#8220;just doing it without my best friend and partners for 20 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late Sunday night, news of the sale of the UFC emerged once again and this time UFC President Dana White has acknowledged that the sale has taken place. 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