Audio: New UFC owners are actually Dana's agents too !

[FrankieNYC]

Jack Encarnacao of Sherdog spoke with Josh Nason of WrestlingObserver/F4WOnline (Dave Meltzer's site) about the sale and had interesting news.
The audio is behind a paywall, but I enclosed a snippet



Also, WME signed Chris Weidman as well. They see star potential in him.

But the most interesting (to me) was Ari (WME) was involved in getting the UFC/Fox deal done and that Ari is Dana's agent for projects outside of MMA.


So ... its a pretty good guess that this is not a temporary situation with Dana & that the new owners obviously like the way he works!

@ThePeoplesMMA & @NightwingBJJ

 

[NightwingBJJ]

Good job again Hellfrankie. Does this mean chances of an Unleashed Dana White again are gone?

 

[USAUSA1]

I can see the appeal of Weidman.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Good job again Hellfrankie. Does this mean chances of an Unleashed Dana White again are gone?

Thanks buddy
I think the biggest take away we van get from this news is that:

• The new owners love Dana & what he does
• They will be trying to make UFC more mainstream in Hollywood

&

• That Dana haters will really be pissed off

 

[NightwingBJJ]

Thanks buddy
I think the biggest take away we van get from this news is that:

• The new owners love Dana & what he does
• They will be trying to make UFC more mainstream in Hollywood

&

• That Dana haters will really be pissed off

Mainstream in Hollywood. So more fighters being in doing some shitty acting in movies?

 

[NightwingBJJ]

I can see the appeal of Weidman.

@Zarra agrees

 

[SRTtoZ]

Dana Bless

 

[slackermcpants]

Sports Entertainment here we come

 

[MuddyFugger]

I can see the appeal of Weidman.

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[Hoop]

Weidman and Bisping had the same manager - maybe Weidman felt he wasn't pushing hard enough for him to get the next crack at the title.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Weidman and Bisping had the same manager - maybe Weidman felt he wasn't pushing hard enough for him to get the next crack at the title.

MMA manager & Hollywood agent are two different things

 

[Toco]

hi, DGT4NOW

 

[Deleted member 220895]

I know someone cleared it up on the MMA hour on how this isn't a conflict of interest, but I don't see it. How is it not again?

 

[wartor]

I know someone cleared it up on the MMA hour on how this isn't a conflict of interest, but I don't see it. How is it not again?

You're talking about basic business ethics, unless they are filing with the SEC private companies have a shit ton more leeway than public ones.

WME is a minority owner. The real power will be in China. So who cares. In China this is how everything works. If you don't have a family member or a close friend on the deal it does not get done.

 

[FrankieNYC]

I know someone cleared it up on the MMA hour on how this isn't a conflict of interest, but I don't see it. How is it not again?

I don't understand that either to be truthful

 

[FrankieNYC]

WME is a minority owner. The real power will be in China. So who cares. In China this is how everything works. If you don't have a family member or a close friend on the deal it does not get done.

None of that is true
There is no Chinese involvement & WME is majority owner

 

[Deleted member 220895]

You're talking about basic business ethics, unless they are filing with the SEC private companies have a shit ton more leeway than public ones.

WME is a minority owner. The real power will be in China. So who cares. In China this is how everything works. If you don't have a family member or a close friend on the deal it does not get done.

Excuse my ignorance, but who is the Chinese company that has majority ownership?

 

[Zarra]

@Zarra agrees

Yeeeeaasss.

 

[wartor]

None of that is true
There is no Chinese involvement & WME is majority owner

You think they printed the money? They got it here: http://img.com/news/news/2016/june/sequoia-capital-china-led-consortium-including-ten.aspx

 

[UL]

hi, DGT4NOW

Is that douche back?

oh wait, he's the meltzer nuthugger

seems like op is up botter's