A company owned by the country’s sovereign wealth fund is poised to team up with TKO, which owns Ultimate Fighting Championship, the kingdom’s latest foray into pro sports.
Category: Endeavor Group
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The Octagon Inside the Sphere: Bloody Fights and Soaring Films
To amplify the first live athletic competition at the Las Vegas landmark, the Ultimate Fighting Championship turned to Hollywood.
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Dana White, Donald Trump and the Rise of Cage-Match Politics
White, chief executive of the bloody and beloved Ultimate Fighting Championship, has shot to the peak of Trump-era culture and political influence. What does he want?
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Silver Lake to Take Endeavor Private, Valuing the Company at $13 Billion
Silver Lake, the investment company, will buy shares in the Hollywood and sports firm that it doesn’t already own, valuing Endeavor at $13 billion.
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U.F.C. Settles Antitrust Suit With Fighters for $335 Million
The organization’s parent company admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay the fighters, who had accused it of suppressing their pay.
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Sex Assault Claims Against Vince McMahon Shadow a W.W.E. Trying to Move Forward
Several high-profile deals have the company well-positioned for years to come, but legal entanglements involving Vince McMahon, its co-founder and longtime leader, are not going away.
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CAA Deal Sees François-Henri Pinault Shopping for Star Power
The French billionaire François-Henri Pinault’s deal for the talent agency CAA is driven by the belief that fashion increasingly needs celebrities.
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Adesanya Brings Moment of Stability by Regaining U.F.C. Title
Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira to regain the 185-pound championship belt, winning a rematch of a bout he had lost in November amid a time of star turnover in the sport.
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U.F.C. and Partners Reluctant to Speak On Dana White Slapping His Wife
The New York Times – Sports:White, the president of the U.F.C., slapped his wife during an argument at a nightclub on Jan. 1. Since then, he has faced almost no consequences.