Tuesday 21 June 2016

'Who Will Buy The UFC?' Market Closed

The Paddy Power Sportsbook has closed the market where its customers could have bet on 'Who Will Buy The UFC?' 

Before being taken down last night, the WME/IMG selection had dropped from 10/1 into 7/1 as soon as reports of a winning bid by 'WME/IMG in conjunction with Dalian Wanda Group' started to filter in through media reports.


The market just before it was taken down yesterday evening. Click image to expand

For what it's worth, the UFC has denied these rumours.

All bets are pending until the end of the year. Per the terms, a full sale must be announced before the close of 2016.
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11 comments:

  1. Unknown21 June 2016 at 20:14

    Reigns suspended for wellness policy violation. I would have made a fortune had Reigns still been champ - instead I broke even.

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  2. Unknown21 June 2016 at 20:16

    ... and suddenly bwin's 1,50 on Ambrose retaining @ Battleground looks tempting. I doubt they go back to Rollins since he had such a long reign.

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    1. David Taylor21 June 2016 at 20:20

      Hmm... depends when they got the news. If they knew last night, they wouldn't have booked the match for Battleground. If they found out today,and he's replaced, the market will be voided.

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    2. David Taylor21 June 2016 at 20:21

      It's OTB now.

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  3. Unknown21 June 2016 at 20:20

    ... this messes with my draft bets too. We'll have to assume Ambrose is top dog on RAW for the forseable future.

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  4. Marc O'Connell22 June 2016 at 15:37

    Jeremy Botter on the flocombat site has said that the ufc is to be sold to wme/img. Hope Paddy paids out when its official.

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    1. David Taylor22 June 2016 at 16:22

      Thanks Marc.

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    2. Unknown22 June 2016 at 17:08

      If it's a joint bid between WME/IMG and Dalian Wanda Group, do you think they'll pay out to those who have single bets on both?

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    3. David Taylor22 June 2016 at 17:13

      If it's announced as it has been phrased in the media 'WME-IMG in conjunction with Dalian Wanda Group', I would not be surprised if it ends up settled as void.

      WME-IMG appears to have the majority stake in this considering how it's their bid that won.

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