UFC parent Endeavor Group to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment in $9.3b deal

UFC parent Endeavor Group to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment in $9.3b deal

Vice president of UFC APAC Kevin Chang (Photo by Yifan Ding/Getty Images for UFC)

Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular UFC mixed martial arts franchise, said on Monday it will acquire entertainment firm World Wrestling Entertainment Inc in a deal valued at $9.3 billion.