M&A Deal Summary

Zuffa Acquires Ultimate Fighting Championship

On January 31, 2001, Zuffa acquired media company Ultimate Fighting Championship for 2M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zuffa’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Zuffa’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zuffa’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zuffa’s 1st transaction in Nevada.
Investment Fate
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2016 for 4.0B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-01-31
Target Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Zuffa
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2M USD

Target

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
UFC is a global sports brand focused on mixed martial arts events. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world, broadcast in over 156 countries and territories, to nearly 1.1 billion television households worldwide, in 29 different languages. UFC capitalizes on digital distribution platforms via its wholly-owned subscription over-the-top service, FIGHT PASS, delivering exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the globe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zuffa

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Zuffa LLC is a multimedia sports promotion services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Nevada) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2001) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-11 Ultimate Fighting Championship

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

UFC is a global sports brand focused on mixed martial arts events. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world, broadcast in over 156 countries and territories, to nearly 1.1 billion television households worldwide, in 29 different languages. UFC capitalizes on digital distribution platforms via its wholly-owned subscription over-the-top service, FIGHT PASS, delivering exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the globe.

Sell $4.0B
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