What was the UFC's big announcement?

Question

What was the UFC's big announcement?

Answer 1

Ufc got sold

Answer 2

the action figure thing was not THE BIG announcement.  it was just something they announced, but not what everybody has been talking about, and not what Dana White has been hyping up for a couple of weeks now.

But now Dana White has now already come out and said that most people will probabaly be disappoionted by the news, which i think is supposed to be announced today.

i wouldn't be surprised if it had to do with some kind of new sponsership deal for ufc.  He's denied pretty much most of the rumours out there that i've heard.

Answer 3

Network television deal? Nope. Regulation in New York? Nope. Sale to major international investor? Nope.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today revealed the major announcement that will serve as an “indicator of where this business is going over the next five years” via Yahoo!Sports.com:

    Ã¢Â€ÂœLorenzo Fertitta, the president of one of the most successful casino chains in Las Vegas, resigned his position with Station Casinos on Wednesday to work full-time with the UFC.”

It’s a move that White feels it is the biggest day in the history of the promotion. And he defends the decision against those naysayers on the Internet who feel it’s much ado about nothing.

Network television deal? Nope. Regulation in New York? Nope. Sale to major international investor? Nope.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today revealed the major announcement that will serve as an “indicator of where this business is going over the next five years” via Yahoo!Sports.com:

    Ã¢Â€ÂœLorenzo Fertitta, the president of one of the most successful casino chains in Las Vegas, resigned his position with Station Casinos on Wednesday to work full-time with the UFC.”

It’s a move that White feels it is the biggest day in the history of the promotion. And he defends the decision against those naysayers on the Internet who feel it’s much ado about nothing.

From White:

    Ã¢Â€ÂœThe Internet may not consider this huge news, but what the people on the Internet think is huge and what I think is huge are two different things. But you know what? I think I have a pretty good track record. I think this is maybe the biggest day in UFC history. I’m so excited, I can’t begin to explain it to you. This is an historic day for me and this company.”

According to the report, Fertitta will concentrate on locking in more major blue chip sponsors, as well as expanding the international reach of the UFC brand to countries such as Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Dubai, India and other destinations across the globe.

Here’s a snip from Fertitta:

    Ã¢Â€ÂœThe problem, if there is a problem, is that the business has gotten so successful, it’s requiring more time, focus and attention. Station Casinos is a business my family and I have built and now it’s a multi-billion dollar company. But the reality is, the UFC has gone through so much growth in the last eight years, my brother and I felt we’d be better in divide and conquer mode. He’ll stay at Station Casinos and take care of that and I’ll come over here and work on the issues involving the UFC.”

It must be nice indeed to have those types of problems.

Answer 4

ufc will have their own action figures of the fighters.

and no, i am not joking.