Dana White and the UFC want an astronomical amount of money from their next broadcasting partner.
Last night was enormous for the promotion, in which Paddy Pimblett Michael Chandler destroyed and Alexander Volkanovski welcomed a collision with Movsar Evloev, after recovering the precondition title with a sublime version against Diego Lopes.
The timing of the event was of the utmost importance, since the ESPN negotiating window ends on Tuesday.
Now the president of the world's most important mixed martial arts organization has given an update on the future of the company.
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Dana White reveals the amount of money that the UFC wants from an employment partner per year
During the UFC 314 after the press conference after the fight, Dana White was asked everything that fans can expect to get their MMA fix to move forward.
He revealed that the company is willing to consider many different ideas.
The entrepreneur explained: “When the window is opened, we will of course start talking to many different people and we will see what the options are.
“We have said this every time, there can be a time when we come to different networks, like all other sports do.
“I love ESPN. I often said it, we had a bit of a rocky start, which is normal in every relationship, but we are in a great place with ESPN.
“Whether we draw with them again or not, I have nothing but great things to say about my time with ESPN.”
When asked if he wanted to continue with 43 events per year, White replied: “I don't know. It depends on what ESPN or where we go is, is looking. Usually when you do these deals, you ensure what the network needs.
“Plus, they have other programming, other sports that they use at certain times and seasons, so it always changes. I don't care.”
Subsequently, the media or reports that suggest that the UFC wants $ 1 billion a year, to which the CEO of the company replied: “Sounds good to me.”
Joe Rogan claims that he was trying to stop Dana White and the UFC to make a huge mistake
During his time in combat sports, White has proven that he is an excellent businessman who is growing the UFC into a huge company.
According to Joe Rogan, however, he does not get everything well.
The popular podcaster recently gave an eye-opening insight into a conversation he had with the promoter.
Interestingly, Rogan claimed that he was trying to prevent White and the UFC from making a huge mistake.
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