Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg and many other Celebrities are now UFC owners

THE RECENT $4 Billion sale of UFC was something that changed the face of the promotion. The William Morris Endeavor-International Management Group brought in the company earlier this year and the changes are starting to surface.

UFC officials have confirmed that 23 celebrities invested the promotion. This list includes Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Adam Levine, Anthony Kiedis, Ben Affleck, Calvin Harris, Cam Newton, Conan O’Brien, Flea, Guy Fieri, Jimmy Kimmel, Li Na, LL COOL J, Maria Sharapova, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Rob Dyrdek, Robert Kraft, Serena Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Brady, Trey Parker, Tyler Perry, Venus Williams.

“Expanding our ownership group to include this caliber of talent and entrepreneurs is a strong indicator of UFC’s fast-growing global presence. Our new investors bring an incredible depth of knowledge and experience to help us continue to elevate this brand and capitalize on its entertainment and sports crossover appeal," UFC President Dana White said. 

WME-IMG apparently wants to include more programming to UFC Fight Pass apart from the fights. They also want their athletes to do more cross-platform projects similar to what Ronda Rousey did in the seventh installment of Fast and Furious series. Conor O’Brien had revealed his association in the latest episode of ‘Conan’.