UFC WME IMG Deal has NOT closed yet.

[Vikassi]

The deal is scheduled to close at the end of August. WME could still get out if anything was misrepresented. I'm not saying they want to or would BUT.

If you were WME IMG, would you get out after everything that has happened?

 

[chitoortiz]

USADA what?

 

[Paradigm]

I kinda hope they (WME/IMG) decide against going through with it now haha.

 

[Which Doctor]

 

[Pliny Pete]

People that make 4 billion dollar deals dont panic and throw away long term plans for insane profits over Brock Lesnar forgetting to declare his asthma medicine

 

[Coconut Joe]

WME IMG is like:

 

[Abazzdeboom]

They knew about the steriod, everyone knew that everyone is on steroids

 

[JohnyBrabo]

Just heard Darren Rovell talk about it on ESPN radio. If I am WME IMG I have my legal team working over time to void this deal. They already got hosed paying 4 billion but they were dumb enough to pay it so I don't blame the Frittata brothers.

 

[Kirin]

People that make 4 billion dollar deals dont panic and throw away long term plans for insane profits over Brock Lesnar forgetting to declare his asthma medicine

Maybe not, but with all of the other positive tests popping up, it has to be a cause for concern and worth a pause at the very least.

 

[Jkaylor]

No. They finalize the purchase and then kick USADA and scumbag Novitzsky right out

 

[UL]

That would be hilarious if they pulled out, but I doubt they will even with all of this because they were still dumb enough to pay 4 billion.

 

[Pliny Pete]

That would be hilarious if they pulled out, but I doubt they will even with all of this because they were still dumb enough to pay 4 billion.

Is that the new narrative for the angry Sherdog types?
It used to be that the UFC would never go mainstream with Dana in charge but now that they've been bought by a Hollywood powerhouse that basically creates the mainstream, and Dana is still in charge, has it changed to the new owners are just a buncha rubes that got swindled outta their 4 billion?

 

[cade187]

Fighters testing positive for PEDs is out of the company's control, and is not grounds to terminate a sale. lol

 

[platypus44]

It sounds like the deal is very unlikely to blow up. They probably have a contract which gives the purchasers some "outs" but there are also probably "bust fees" which are substantial. There are multiple parties - including, likely, lenders - and so backing out gets very complicated. The purchasers obviously see value and a long term strategy and nothing has happened which undermines that analysis.

 

[AKA_Steve_B]

I'd laugh if they pulled out ,.... quicker than Travis Brown on date night.

 

[The guest]

Because one fighter popped ? Lesnar was supposed to be a one off, remember.

So, ditch a $4B dollar deal because Jones popped ???

What are you talking about ? SD the mountain making out of molehills capital of the internet. I realize you're not necessarily saying much. But it's a shit thread.

 

[Drofrah]

Says a lot if they are unphased by it all. Maybe they plan to bin USDA

 

[Fraz]

GESTADA won't let them pull out

 

[mjmj]

So far, the only thing to happen since the deal was announced was a one off wrestler popped for something. How is that a big deal?

 

[JohnyBrabo]

No. They finalize the purchase and then kick USADA and scumbag Novitzsky right out

If it was me that would have been part of the sale to begin with lol.