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TKO Group sent out the following: TKO Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results TKO Transaction Highlights – On September 12, 2023, Endeavor and WWE closed the transaction to combine UFC and WWE to form a new, publicly listed company, TKO Group Holdings, Inc. – On September 13, 2023, the Company declared a special one-time cash dividend  Continue Reading »

TKO Group Holdings sent out the following: TKO Announces Special Cash Dividend NEW YORK — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) (“TKO” or the “Company”), a premium sports and entertainment company, today announced that it has declared a special cash dividend pursuant to the terms of the transaction agreement between UFC and WWE, which provides  Continue Reading »

WWE and Endeavor issued the following: ENDEAVOR ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF UFC® AND WWE® TRANSACTION TO CREATE TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, A PREMIUM SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY New Company to Begin Trading Today, September 12, on the New York Stock Exchange Under “TKO” Ticker Symbol BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. (September 12, 2023) – Endeavor Group  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: ENDEAVOR AND WWE® DEAL TO CREATE TKO GROUP HOLDINGS EXPECTED TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 12 Upon close, TKO will list on New York Stock Exchange, begin public trading BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. (September 7, 2023) – Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR) (“Endeavor”) and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, UFC President Dana White discussed several topics, including the potential of Ronda Rousey returning for a fight at UFC 300 next year. “There’s no shot, she’s accomplished everything she set out to do. Her dream was to win a UFC Championship, then win a WWE Championship and she’s  Continue Reading »

Endeavor announced in their Q2 Earnings release that the company expects that their acquisition of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will close in mid-to-late September, and that upon completion, they plan to merge WWE with UFC into one public company called TKO Group Holdings Inc. Endeavor previously announced the acquisition of WWE back in April during  Continue Reading »

In an update on Endeavor agreeing to acquire WWE and merge the company with UFC to form a new sports and entertainment company moving forward, an Endeavor spokesperson confirmed to CNBC’s Alex Sherman and Mike Calia that the new company will be called TKO Group Holdings. While the deal has not been formally finalized, the  Continue Reading »

In a statement on his official social media channels, UFC President Dana White issued a statement on the news that Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, have agreed a deal to purchase the WWE. The statement reads, “This company has been on fire for the last seven years and now that we will be adding  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: ENDEAVOR ANNOUNCES UFC® AND WWE® TO FORM A $21+ BILLION GLOBAL LIVE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY New, Publicly Listed Company to be 51% Owned by Endeavor and 49% by Existing WWE Shareholders Endeavor to Contribute UFC into Company at Enterprise Value of $12.1 Billion BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and STAMFORD, Conn.  Continue Reading »

WWE are said to be finalizing a deal that would see the company sold to Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC, with an announcement on a potential sale coming as soon as tomorrow, according to a report from Alex Sherman of CNBC. The report notes that as part of the agreement, the WWE and  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with ESPN, Daniel Cormier, who will serve as the Special Guest Referee for the Fight Pit between Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins at this Saturday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view discussed several topics, including the possibility of Cormier facing off against Brock Lesnar on a WWE event. “I’ve not heard anything, that’s  Continue Reading »

Pro Wrestling Tees have announced that former WWE superstar turned UFC fighter CM Punk will be making a meet and greet appearance at their store in Chicago, Illinois on August 31st, just one day prior to the All In event, the self-financed event being put together by Cody and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson &  Continue Reading »

UFC confirmed today that former WWE Champion CM Punk will return to the Octagon in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois to fight Mike “The Truth” Jackson at UFC 225 on June 9th. He's back!@CMPunk makes his Octagon return against @TheTruthJackson at #UFC225 in Chicago! pic.twitter.com/X23KgAGQOg — UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2018

UFC President Dana White, who was in attendance for last night’s WrestleMania 34 pay-per-view, caught up with ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne following the event and had the following to say on Ronda Rousey’s WWE in-ring debut. “She has always loved professional wrestling and now she gets to have a blast being a part of it.  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White, who has had a horrid past 24 hours or more in regards to the Conor McGregor controversy at the UFC 223 weigh-ins yesterday, which ultimately resulted in several changes to the pay-per-view card, has confirmed that he will be in New Orleans this Sunday night, just one night after the UFC  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White noted in an interview with TMZ Sports earlier today that former WWE Champion turned UFC fighter CM Punk’s next fight will be against Mike “The Truth” Jackson. Both men will come into the fight with 0-1 records in the UFC, interestingly enough, both with losses to Mickey Gall. The expectation is  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White made an appearance on UFC Tonight on FOX Sports last night to promote this Saturday’s UFC 223 pay-per-view and noted that current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, whose contract reportedly expires within the next few days, will be returning to the UFC at some point. Dana White dropping news that Brock  Continue Reading »

WWE RAW superstar Ronda Rousey was a guest on ESPN Radio’s Golic and Wingo today to promote the upcoming WrestleMania 34 pay-per-view. The hosts asked Ronda if she is done with fighting, more specifically the UFC, to which Ronda noted that she never said that, but now she is a WWE superstar. Ronda put over  Continue Reading »

WWE superstar John Cena took part in a media call earlier this week to promote the release of the new movie Blockers, in which he has a role in, and discussed the potential of UFC star Conor McGregor switching to joining the WWE, in a similar way to Ronda Rousey. Cena said that McGregor would  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, UFC Women’s Flyweight star Paige VanZant discussed why she would be open to following Ronda Rousey in switching from being part of the UFC to a potential WWE career. “It’s just another platform for us UFC fighters to make a name for ourselves. I know Ronda is going  Continue Reading »