UFC Announces That 23 Celebrities, Including Ben Affleck, Are Now Part Owners

ben-affleck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uVFE5f7Dog

Late Thursday night, it was announced on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show that as part of talent agency/entertainment company WME-IMG’s purchase of the UFC, 23 celebrities, almost all of whom are WME-IMG clients and include O’Brien, are now minority owners of the promotion. The full list is, in alphabetical order by first name:

  • Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Musician)
  • Adam Levine (Musician/TV personality)
  • Anthony Kiedis (Musician)
  • Ben Affleck (Actor/director/activist)
  • Calvin Harris (Musician)
  • Cam Newton (Football player)
  • Conan O’Brien (Comedian/TV personality)
  • Flea (Musician)
  • Guy Fieri (Chef/TV personality)
  • Jimmy Kimmel (Comedian/TV personality)
  • Li Na (Tennis player)
  • LL COOL J (Musician/TV personality)
  • Maria Sharapova (Tennis player)
  • Mark Wahlberg (Actor/producer)
  • Michael Bay (Director/producer)
  • Rob Dyrdek (Skateboarder/TV personality)
  • Robert Kraft (Presumably the musician and not the business mogul)
  • Serena Williams (Tennis player)
  • Sylvester Stallone (Actor/director/producer)
  • Tom Brady (Football player)
  • Trey Parker (South Park co-creator)
  • Tyler Perry (Actor/writer/director/producer)
  • Venus Williams (Tennis player)

Ari Emanuel, WME-IMG’s co-chief executive, told The Wall Street Journal that he approached clients who he knew were MMA fans about investing. “They would always ask for tickets.”

ben-affleck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uVFE5f7Dog

Late Thursday night, it was announced on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show that as part of talent agency/entertainment company WME-IMG’s purchase of the UFC, 23 celebrities, almost all of whom are WME-IMG clients and include O’Brien, are now minority owners of the promotion. The full list is, in alphabetical order by first name:

  • Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Musician)
  • Adam Levine (Musician/TV personality)
  • Anthony Kiedis (Musician)
  • Ben Affleck (Actor/director/activist)
  • Calvin Harris (Musician)
  • Cam Newton (Football player)
  • Conan O’Brien (Comedian/TV personality)
  • Flea (Musician)
  • Guy Fieri (Chef/TV personality)
  • Jimmy Kimmel (Comedian/TV personality)
  • Li Na (Tennis player)
  • LL COOL J (Musician/TV personality)
  • Maria Sharapova (Tennis player)
  • Mark Wahlberg (Actor/producer)
  • Michael Bay (Director/producer)
  • Rob Dyrdek (Skateboarder/TV personality)
  • Robert Kraft (Presumably the musician and not the business mogul)
  • Serena Williams (Tennis player)
  • Sylvester Stallone (Actor/director/producer)
  • Tom Brady (Football player)
  • Trey Parker (South Park co-creator)
  • Tyler Perry (Actor/writer/director/producer)
  • Venus Williams (Tennis player)

Ari Emanuel, WME-IMG’s co-chief executive, told The Wall Street Journal that he approached clients who he knew were MMA fans about investing. “They would always ask for tickets.”