D. White (photo) said that 2017 was a success for UFC Foto; Reproduction Youtube UFC)
Many analysts described last year as difficult for the UFC. Without its two main stars, Ronda Rousey e Conor McGregor, the company had below-normal numbers in pay-per-view sales, which only went well with the fights Jon Jones e Georges St Pierre. Even so, Ultimate's president, Dana White, assured that 2017 was very good for the organization.
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“Everyone looks at the sale of UFC to WME-IMG in 2016 and thinks, did we deliver? We deliver a lot, p…Every year we deliver and guarantee a lot of action. And every year it's the same thing. If you only talk to the media, we are always f…”, said the American, in an interview with the website of the North American broadcaster ESPN.
Dana White also revealed the company's expansion plans and guaranteed that, today, the UFC is the one that makes the best deals for fighters in combat sports.
“We managed to give the best deal to fighters from any combat sport, boxing, MMA (…) WME-IMG paid US$4 billion and of course they have to meet certain targets for the banks, but now I'm going to spend another US$1 million to open a new wing at our headquarters and Ari Emanuel (one of the UFC's owners) wants to buy the building next door and build more. This is the bad year we've had. “, he joked.
A mitigation for the year of “droughts” on UFC pay-per-view was the superfight between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather in August. As it had a contract with the Irishman, the company participated in organizing the event and managed to make a profit, although it did not disclose the values.
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