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Ari Emanuel Buys a Pro Wrestling Heavyweight

Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor acquires World Wrestling Entertainment to create a live event and combat sport giant.

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WWE Acquired by UFC Owner Endeavor to Form Fighting Heavyweight

The new company, with the stock ticker “TKO,” is betting that the value of rights for live events like wrestling will continue to soar.

By Benjamin Mullin

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Endeavor and W.W.E. Said to Be Close to Deal Combining Fighting Leagues

A union of Endeavor’s U.F.C. combat league and World Wrestling Entertainment would increase the combined company’s leverage in negotiations with content distributors.

By Lauren Hirsch Benjamin Mullin and Brooks Barnes

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In Jon Jones’s Triumphant Return, a Champion Watched From Afar

After three years off, Jones won the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight title. But it was against Ciryl Gane, not Francis Ngannou, who had held the title before parting ways with the U.F.C.

By Emmanuel Morgan

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