Brady, Newton among celebs buying ownership stake in UFC
Tom Brady and Cam Newton are among a group of celebrities buying a share of UFC, Conan O'Brien announced on Thursday night's episode of "Conan."
The investors were approached after the $4-billion sale of the mixed martial arts promotion to WME-IMG, helping complete the move of UFC to a more mainstream perch within pop culture.
"After the UFC deal was announced, WME - William Morris Endeavor - gave some of their clients an opportunity to purchase a small ownership stake in the UFC. I'm excited to announce that I was one of those clients," O'Brien announced.
"I said yes and so now I technically own a piece of the UFC. I am now part of a group of investors that includes Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Mark Wahlberg, Adam Levine, Cam Newton, LL Cool J, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Sylvester Stallone, just to name a very few."
Brady has made some suspect investments, particularly ones that involve "body coach" Alejandro Guerrero, but this one seems like a pretty safe bet.
Zuffa bought UFC for $2 million in 2001 and flipped it for an obviously astronomical profit this year.