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UFC closing in on $4 billion sale to WWE-IMG group, report says

The two-month saga that became of a Ultimate Fighting Championship's purported multibillion dollar sale seems to have reached its conclusion.

Early Monday morning, The New York Times reported brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta are ready to announce the long-rumored sale of the mixed-martial arts league to talent giant WME-IMG for around $4 billion, ending weeks of speculation and continued denials from UFC officials and president Dana White.

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Official word of the deal, which would represent the largest in sports history, is expected as early as Monday morning.