Top 11 biggest transactions in sports history
US$4 billion. That’s the massive price a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG paid to purchase the UFC on Sunday.
The deal to acquire the mixed martial arts organization from brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta is reportedly the largest transaction in sports history.
The sale will likely spell a huge pay day for the Fertitta brothers who acquired the UFC in 2000 for a paltry $2 million.
In light of the gargantuan sale, here’s a look at some of the other biggest transactions in sports history.