UFC officials have denied reports that a $4.2 billion takeover bid has been accepted.
FloCombat.com reported on Monday that the offer from a group consisting of WME-IMG, the Dalian Wanda Group, The Kraft Group and Tencent Holdings had been successful.
However, UFC's Vice President of Public Relations Dave Sholler has assured that the story was false and a company email was obtained that denied the report to staff members.
Sholler told MMAjunkie.com: "FloCombat.com's report indicating that the UFC has been sold is false. We've communictated that to our staff members tonight via an internal memo."
The website also published the memo in question, which was sent to all UFC employees and signed by CEO Lorenzo Fertitta.
It read: “A report today by FloCombat.com indicating that the company has been sold is false. This follows other false speculation in the press recently.
“Such misrepresentation of facts in the media negatively impacts our business, staff members and athletes. We have instructed our attorneys to investigate and take all appropriate legal actions against the parties publishing and contributing to these false stories.
“With International Fight Week and the historic UFC 200 rapidly approaching, we look forward to once again delivering a series of events that our fans won’t soon forget. We appreciate your hard work, diligence and commitment, and thank you for your focus as we continue to take the sport to new heights."
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