A report was released a couple of days ago from ESPN saying that the UFC was close to being sold for up to $4 billion.
According to the ESPN report, Zuffa has enlisted investment bank Goldman Sachs to help the company find a buyer. That was followed up by a tweet from Ariel Helwani that stated a company in China was interested.
I was told last week that China's Wanda Group was the current front-runner in these talks and the sale could be announced as soon as July.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2016
Despite a number of outlets posting the report, UFC President and minority owner told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the ESPN story was far from the truth, “The UFC is not for sale.