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In May 2011, it was announced that Zuffa would be holding a charity auction featuring more than 100 items to benefit the Lone Survivor Foundation during the last week of May 2011. [8] All products were autographed by UFC fighters and included baseball caps , T-shirts , MMA gloves , and DVDs .
This marked the third time that the UFC has changed ownership as its parent company Zuffa had been sold to Endeavor in 2016. [12] Zuffa had previously purchased the UFC from the Semaphore Entertainment Group in 2001. Endeavor chief executive officer (CEO) Ari Emanuel is the CEO of TKO and Mark Shapiro serves as president and chief operating ...
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Zuffa were to receive on average $200,000, with a median recovery of $73,000 and a minimum of $13,000 — with 36 class members to have been paid more than $1 million.
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006.
UFC 30 marked a major turning point for the UFC, as it was the first UFC event held by new owners Zuffa, LLC. Headed by Station Casinos owners Frank and Lorenzo Ferttita, and managed by Dana White, Zuffa acquired the UFC in January 2001 [4] from former owners Semaphore Entertainment Group, who were on the brink of bankruptcy. [2] [5]
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Fertitta is third-cousin to fellow businessman Tilman Fertitta. [2] Frank and his wife are major donors to the Republican Party and Republican candidates, having given more than $9,800,000 from 2009 to 2020, [8] [9] making him, along with his brother, one of the largest contributors in Nevada.