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April 19, 2024

UFC tells employees report company has been sold for $4.2 billion is false

UFC 197 Press Conference at MGM Grand

L.E. Baskow

UFC 197 fighter Rafael dos Anjos looks with disdain to Conor McGregor’s hand after facing off between UFC President Dana White on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at MGM Grand. The two joined a press conference featuring Holly Holm and Miesha Tate at MGM Grand.

A UFC spokesman on Monday shot down a FloCombat report that indicated ownership had accepted an offer of $4.2 billion to sell the company.

Dave Sholler, the UFC's vice president of public relations, athlete marketing and development, sent a statement to Yahoo Sports late Monday denying the story.

"FloCombat.com's report indicating that the UFC has been sold is false," Sholler said in the statement. "We've communicated that to our staff members tonight via an internal memo."

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