Tom Brady, Ben Affleck and other celebrities buy ownership stake in the UFC
Мария, Серена и другие известные личности покупили акции фирмы UFC.
The UFC has a lot of celebrities investing in the company
By Damon Martin
Sep 29, 2016 at 11:53p ET
The UFC has new owners. A lot of them.
It was announced during Thursday night's episode of "Conan" by host Conan O'Brien that a group of celebrity investors represented by WME-IMG have purchased a small stake in the UFC following the $4 billion sale of the company in July.
WME-IMG, which purchased the UFC, offered an investment as a small stake in the company to several of its lucrative clients who make up the roster at the talent and sports agency.
"After the UFC deal was announced, WME — William Morris Endeavor — gave some of their clients an opportunity to purchase a small ownership stake in the UFC. I'm excited to announce that I was one of those clients," O'Brien announced on his show.
"I said yes and so now I technically own a piece of the UFC. I am now part of a group of investors that includes Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Mark Wahlberg, Adam Levine, Cam Newton, LL Cool J, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Sylvester Stallone, just to name a very few."
The list of celebrity investors also includes fellow talk show host Jimmy Kimmel as well as actor and director Tyler Perry.
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