Mark Shapiro - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders

Endeavor is bringing together two of the world's biggest combat-sports franchises -- UFC and WWE -- in a blockbuster merger announced Monday. It's a deal in which "one plus one equals three," said Endeavor president and COO Mark Shapiro, who will serve in the same role for the merged UFC-WWE. The pact, valuing the combined company at roughly $21.4 billion, is anticipated to close in the second half of 2023. The deal will result in an estimated $50 million to...

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