Report: Chinese were still trying to get UFC this past week.

[FrankieNYC]

Dave Meltzer said (on his breaking news audio) that even as recent as last week China Media Capital was still in negotiations to buy UFC.

Botter's report that UFC was sold weeks ago was not true since he had different minority owners listed as the purchasers.

So WME/IMG bought UFC without the reported Chinese investors (that Botter said) & beat out the huge China Media Capial that s many thought would be the winners of the bid!

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

No tickey, no laundry.

 

[FrankieNYC]

@BasedNinja & @ThePeoplesMMA

 

[loisestrad]

And the canvas was yellow? Coincidence, I think not...!

 

[DaleBoca]

https://www.google.com/amp/www.mmaf...ld-for-4-billion-annoucement-expected-monday#

 

[FrankieNYC]

And the canvas was yellow? Coincidence, I think not...!

LMAO
Great job

 

[FrankieNYC]

https://www.google.com/amp/www.mmaf...ld-for-4-billion-annoucement-expected-monday#

Yeah?
No kidding

 

[CatchOmega]

Hilarity, then a complete collapse would definitely ensue if the ufc was run by the Chinese.

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

And the Chinese will buy WME-IMG.

 

[DaleBoca]

Yeah?
No kidding

I was going to start a thread but saw you already posted that in here.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Hilarity, then a complete collapse would definitely ensue if the ufc was run by the Chinese.

Hey they were still in it right up until the end.

 

[platypus44]

They were offering - one from column A and two from column B.

 

[ZackZed]

Hilarity, then a complete collapse would definitely ensue if the ufc was run by the Chinese.

Only hilarity is your "two cent". Wanda Group is listed on Fortune 500 with 86 Billions USD in total assets. UFC would be nothing but a simple pet project for them.

 

[vcmmafan]

As if they would ever sell to an American company if the roles were reversed

 

[FrankieNYC]

As if they would ever sell to an American company if the roles were reversed

I wonder if this will make it even tougher to get into China now?

 

[Andy Anderson]

We nearly have some Chinese champs who're juiced to the gills

 

[Deleted member 490433]

@BasedNinja & @ThePeoplesMMA

This is all so crazy! Thanks for sharing buddy!

 

[7th]

WME has a joint venture with a Chinese co.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-wme-china-hollywood-20160609-snap-story.html

 

[FrankieNYC]

WME has a joint venture with a Chinese co.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-wme-china-hollywood-20160609-snap-story.html

Hopefully that gets UFC in the market without CMC being involved

 

[vcmmafan]

WME has a joint venture with a Chinese co.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-wme-china-hollywood-20160609-snap-story.html

A joint venture I can live with