Sources say UFC sale not confirmed and may never happen

[Wild]

In a report from TMZ, sources say that not only is the rumored UFC sale not confirmed, there's a chance it may never happen.

For the last several months, rumblings of a UFC sale have coursed through the MMA community. Rumors have flown in every direction, and up until this past month or so, the details have remained sketchy.

Fast forward to this week, where we've seen outlets reporting a confirmed sale to a multi-media group headed up by William Morris Endeavor, with CEO Ari Emanuel at the helm of the deal. One report stated that the deal was finalized between UFC brass and WME on Sunday at a meeting in Hollywood, however, there's a problem with that, according to TMZ. Emanuel was on a plane returning from a bar mitzvah that took place out of the country, and the Fertittas and Dana…


Sources say UFC sale not confirmed and may never happen

 

[mmadood]

Good to know. Guess Joe Rogan is staying after all

 

[jason73]

 

[seekntruth]

I don't buy it. Probably just a distraction to postpone an announcement til after 200.

 

[IschKabibble]

TMZ has been Zuffa's propaganda channel for some time now. I don't but this at all. More reputable MMA journalists have come out and claimed multiple sources have confirmed.

 

[TheAwkwardTitan]

Dana: "One of you fuckin goofs needs to call TMZ and fucking tell em that the fuckin sale isn't fuckin final, because the fuckin sale hasn't been announced yet. Also ban Ariel from every fuckin UFC event in the near future. I know this is his fuckin fault somehow."

 

[Ceiling Fan]

 

[jason73]

dana would deny this while he is on his way to the bank to cash his cheque.he is the absolute last person i would ever believe about anything

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

The sticking point is the fertitta's keeping a percentage after the sale. The company wanting to buy wants literally all of it.

 

[kneeblock]

Maybe Flash is holding it up.

 

[dacofty]

Ok so the sale has been completed, We will the announce it.