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Endeavor chief executive officer (CEO) Ari Emanuel is the CEO of TKO and Mark Shapiro serves as president and chief operating officer. Nick Khan became the president of WWE post-merger and Dana White has since served as CEO of the UFC. [13] [14] As of 2024 the UFC and WWE are the two most valuable combat sports promotions according to Forbes.
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly William Morris Endeavor and WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California. [2] [3] The company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William Morris Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency.
The WWE, which has been exploring a potential sale over the past few months, is in the process of being acquired by UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings. Word circulated Sunday that a deal for a ...
WWE has been purchased by Ari Emanuel's Endeavor Group, the parent company of mixed martial arts promotion UFC, for a reported $9.3 billion.
In April 2023, Endeavor and WWE announced a merger to form TKO Group Holdings, a new public company majority-owned by Endeavor, with McMahon serving as executive chairman of the new entity, and Nick Khan becoming president of the WWE while Dana White maintaining his position as president of the UFC. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.
CNBC reported that Endeavor would acquire a 51% stake in WWE and merge it with UFC in a new company that would be headed by ... Endeavor acquired controlling interest in the UFC in a massive $4.25 ...
WWE and Endeavor announced Monday that the two public companies would combine in a deal valuing both companies at more than $21 billion. WWE is being valued at $9.3 billion, a more than 33% ...
The deal involved a merger of WWE with the UFC into a new publicly-traded company, with Endeavor holding a 51% stake. [18] The sale was confirmed the next day, on April 3, 2023. WrestleMania 39 subsequently became the final WrestleMania event under McMahon family ownership, though Vince maintained his position as executive chairman of WWE. [ 19 ]