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First it was PRIDE and then the WEC. Now add Strikeforce to the list.

UFC president Dana White today announced in an interview with MMAFighting.com that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has purchased Strikeforce.

Terms of the purchase were not immediately disclosed, but White characterized the transaction as "a good deal."

MMAjunkie.com learned of the deal Saturday morning, though requests for comment to both UFC and Strikeforce officials went unanswered.

White said under the terms of the purchase, Strikeforce talent will remain on the promotion's roster for the time being, though UFC fighters could potentially make their way into the organization.

"Strikeforce is going to continue to run business as usual," White told MMAFighting.com. "There are contracts in place. These guys are on Showtime. Strikeforce pulls good ratings for Showtime. I think Showtime is happy with them. All those contracts will be honored. These guys are going to remain Strikeforce fighters.

"Could guys from the UFC leave and end up over in Strikeforce? Yeah."

Showtime officials also declined to comment on the transaction when contacted by MMAjunkie.com.

Similar to Zuffa's retention of WEC executive Reed Harris following the 2006 purchase of his company, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker will remain a part of the company and will run day-to-day operations.

White ruled out the possibility off cross-promotion "superfights" featuring fighters from both promotions and said current fighter contracts, broadcast deals and business partnerships will be unaffected.

White suggested the primary motivating factor for the purchase was to acquire new talent as Zuffa LLC continues its global expansion. However, White also insisted that Strikeforce will continue to operate as an independent entity, right down to negotiating for fighters' services.

"That's a separate business that has their own income," White said. "They have their own budgets and everything else that they do. They have they're own television deals. If they're that interested in acquiring (a fighter), it's no different than it was before."

White later clarified that fighters such as Paul Daley and Josh Barnett, whom the UFC boss has publicly condemned for various reasons, would be free to negotiate with Strikeforce under the terms of the new deal.

Author:	Lyoto [ Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:23 pm ]
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Quote: First it was PRIDE and then the WEC. Now add Strikeforce to the list. UFC president Dana White today announced in an interview with MMAFighting.com that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has purchased Strikeforce. Terms of the purchase were not immediately disclosed, but White characterized the transaction as "a good deal." MMAjunkie.com learned of the deal Saturday morning, though requests for comment to both UFC and Strikeforce officials went unanswered. White said under the terms of the purchase, Strikeforce talent will remain on the promotion's roster for the time being, though UFC fighters could potentially make their way into the organization. "Strikeforce is going to continue to run business as usual," White told MMAFighting.com. "There are contracts in place. These guys are on Showtime. Strikeforce pulls good ratings for Showtime. I think Showtime is happy with them. All those contracts will be honored. These guys are going to remain Strikeforce fighters. "Could guys from the UFC leave and end up over in Strikeforce? Yeah." Showtime officials also declined to comment on the transaction when contacted by MMAjunkie.com. Similar to Zuffa's retention of WEC executive Reed Harris following the 2006 purchase of his company, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker will remain a part of the company and will run day-to-day operations. White ruled out the possibility off cross-promotion "superfights" featuring fighters from both promotions and said current fighter contracts, broadcast deals and business partnerships will be unaffected. White suggested the primary motivating factor for the purchase was to acquire new talent as Zuffa LLC continues its global expansion. However, White also insisted that Strikeforce will continue to operate as an independent entity, right down to negotiating for fighters' services. "That's a separate business that has their own income," White said. "They have their own budgets and everything else that they do. They have they're own television deals. If they're that interested in acquiring (a fighter), it's no different than it was before." White later clarified that fighters such as Paul Daley and Josh Barnett, whom the UFC boss has publicly condemned for various reasons, would be free to negotiate with Strikeforce under the terms of the new deal. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22807/ufc-pur ... eforce.mma

Author:	JonnyMuzz [ Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:49 pm ]
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Paul Daley has found a way back into the UFC

Author:	Kamara666 [ Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:53 pm ]
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Crazy news

Author:	jrhendrix [ Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:26 pm ]
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IMO, this is total B$ and only hurts the sport in the end. There was a time, not too long ago, when these mergers were declared monopolies and dealt with as such. I challenge anyone to show me an org that the UFC has acquired that haven't been dissolved within a year. And even if they keep StrikeFarce around, they will never let it reach the success of UFC and will treat it like the minor league.

Author:	gilligan [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:44 am ]
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yeah right this is total bs is there's even a slight hint of truth to this i'll be shocked whats next ufc buys any org that they feel could threaten them in the future ufc buying other mma orgs like there walmarts i guess women fighters are now in the ufc or cough cough zuffa(sorry dana)

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Author:	rstandley [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:15 am ]
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I think this is great news! I love having all the top talent under one roof. Nobody complains that the NFL has all the best football players. Strikeforce, and all the other promotions for that matter, are the minor leagues anyways.

Author:	autopi0ton [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:39 am ]
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The question I have is what are the guys that don't want to be in the UFC going to do? Overeem wont be able to do K-1 in UFC, Barrent talked a lot of shit about Dana White, Dan Henderson that didn't like the way he was treated there. I guess they'll have to go to Dream in Japan or something.

Author:	jnrpepaseed [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:35 am ]
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Cant wait to see how this plays out.... as soon as shotime contract is honoured operation WEC 2 takes place best fighters kept others tossed to the cold...Big news with Dream n SRC going broke to. Daley what a twat..if he was a triplet he would be the one left sucking his thumb .

Author:	subvertbeats [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:36 pm ]
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Good interview ith Dana here that answers a fair few preliminary questions.... things will change over time no doubt, (eg Im sure than in a few years when there is a sufficient quantity of high quality women fighters, then we'll see a womens division in the UFC), but for now, looks like in Danas words 'business as usual' http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewr ... =mma-wp105

Author:	SyMBi0TiK [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:16 am ]
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auto... i uploaded a video on tracker... helwani interviews dana white about strikeforce purchase... that video has the answers (albeit kind of vague) to your questions...

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