UFCs $1.1B Paramount Deal & White House Fight Plans
News Source : WISN Milwaukee
News Summary
- Dana White is set to travel to Washington on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to discuss logistics on the proposed Fourth of July fight card next year at the White House.
- White helped steer the company into a $4 billion sale in 2016 and broadcast rights deals with Fox and ESPN before landing a seven-year deal with Paramount starting in 2026.
- The $1.1 billion deals marks a notable jump from the roughly $550 million that ESPN paid each year for UFC coverage today.
Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billiondollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight companys new streamin [+5301 chars]
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