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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. Products generally ranged in price from $50 to a few ...
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. American businessman (born 1969) Dana White White in 2015 Born Dana Frederick White Jr. (1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 55) Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. Known for President and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Spouse Anne Stella (m. 1996) Children 3 Website ufc.com Dana ...
Zuffa, LLC operated the UFC until its sale in August 2016. As Chairman and CEO of UFC, Fertitta worked with the athletic commissions of New Jersey, Nevada, California and Mohegan Sun to establish a unified rule set for MMA competitions. The sport operates in all 50 U.S. states and is broadcast to more than 150 countries.
In 2008, Sean Shelby was named the new match-maker for the promotion by Zuffa. Zuffa made several changes to the promotion after the purchase. It discontinued its pentagonal cage for a modified version of the UFC's octagonal cage, with a 25-foot diameter instead of the UFC's 30-foot diameter cage.
Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single ...
The gloves come in XXXS to XXXXL sizes with weight lighter by 1 to 1.5 ounces compared to the previous gloves; the new glove weighs between 3 and 4.9 oz. [364] New gloves include five different glove colors: gun-metal gloves will be used for traditional UFC fights; gold gloves with an octagon trim for championship fights and main event bouts ...
At UFC 302 on Saturday, the new gloves finally made their fighting debut. Any hope that they would lower the frequency of eye pokes seemed to get dashed during the very first fight of the night.