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

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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.”