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WWE, UFC Owner Endeavor Agree to $21 Billion Merger

The two biggest names in combat sports are joining forces.

Sports Illustrated

UFC, WWE to Merge into $21B Sports and Entertainment Company

The new company will be 51% owned by Endeavor and 49% by existing WWE shareholders

TV Tech

Ari Emanuel: Endeavor’s Vince McMahon-Dana White/WWE-UFC combination will be ‘pretty unstoppable’

See what Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon had to say about the new UFC-WWE merger through Endeavor.

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Twitter reacts to UFC, WWE merger to form Endeavor’s new sports entertainment company

A game changer in the world of sports and entertainment became official when UFC parent-company Endeavor announced its purchase of WWE.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC and WWE will team up to form a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company

The new business will focus on growing media rights and sponsorship revenue, and will be lead by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. Vince McMahon, executive chairman at WWE, will serve in the same role.

WEKU

Conor McGregor teases WWE appearance as company merges with UFC

The UFC’s parent company Endeavor is merging with WWE, it has been announced

The Independent UK

UFC owner Endeavor nears deal to acquire Vince McMahon’s WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. was headed for potentially the biggest drop in almost two years after Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. struck a deal to buy the entertainment conglomerate for $9.3 billion including debt.

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UFC and WWE to join forces as parent company Endeavor strikes historic deal

The UFC's parent company Endeavor has announced that it has completed the purchase of the WWE and the two brands will now form one new publicly-listed company

Daily Mirror

UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company

The new business, which does not yet have a name, will be lead by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. Vince McMahon, executive chairman at WWE, will serve in the same role at the new company. Dana White will continue as president of UFC.

Chicago Sun-Times

UFC-WWE merger official to form $21 billion sports entertainment company

WWE and the company that runs the UFC will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC and WWE merge to form new ‘$21bn’ company

An agreement has been reached ‘to form a new, publicly listed company consisting of two iconic, complementary, global sports’

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor teases joining WWE with sale imminent

The Notorious has long been rumoured to be interested in stepping inside the squared circle.

Irish Mirror

UFC owner Endeavor to acquire WWE in $9.3 billion deal

The $9.3 billion deal creates a global fighting juggernaut, worth north of $20 billion.

Axios

UFC and WWE Combine to Create $21.4B Entertainment Company

WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly traded company will be formed that houses the UFC and WWE brands, with Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. taking a 51% controlling interest in the new company. Existing WWE…

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Endeavor To Acquire WWE, Combine It With UFC

Live sports entertainment company will have revenue of $2.4 billion; WWE shareholders get 49% stake

The Times of India

Endeavor Group to acquire WWE in a mega $9.3 billion deal

NEW DELHI: In a major announcement on Monday, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc said it would acquire entertainment firm World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Inc in a deal valued at $9.3 billion.

The Independent UK

UFC and WWE combine to create $21.4B entertainment company

Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. and WWE are combining to create at $21.4 billion sports entertainment company, a business that will share a diverse audience and expansive social media reach

Sports Illustrated

Report: WWE Close to Being Sold to Major Sports Business

The company has been in the McMahon family for seven decades.

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WWE reportedly nearing deal with UFC parent company Endeavor

WWE is near a sale to Endeavor. A merge with the UFC into a new publicly traded company is reportedly imminent.

Cinemablend

The WWE Is Reportedly Being Sold To UFC's Parent Company After WrestleMania

In the midst of WrestleMania 39, a new report is claiming the WWE is nearing a deal to soon be bought out by UFC's parent company.

Axios

Scoop: Ari Emanuel's Endeavor invested in Twitter 2.0

Endeavor is the first outside investor known to have bought into Twitter 2.0.

Los Angeles Times

His grandma's story charmed Tom Brady. Now it's a Hollywood movie

LOS ANGELES — Four years ago, Elizabeth Pensavalle knew what she wanted for her 90th birthday party — to watch quarterback Tom Brady play football. Sporting a long-sleeve shirt that said, "Over 80 for Brady," with the veteran NFL quarterback's face on it, the grandmother summoned her guests — "Everyone…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Video: Dana White faced the media about slapping his wife, and it did not go over well

Our "Spinning Back Clique" reacts to Dana White answering questions from the media about slapping his wife on New Year's Eve.

Sports Illustrated

Dana White's Lack of Punishment After Slapping Wife Is a Mistake

What will happen when a UFC fighter makes the same error in judgement?

USA Today Sports Media Group

ESPN’s Molly Qerim had the guts to urge Endeavor to punish Dana White. Stephen A. Smith, not so much.

Molly Qerim, not so much Stephen A. Smith, took a hard stance in response to Dana White's news conference addressing his domestic violence.

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