Conor McGregor is aware of a possibility when he sees one.
Experiences of the UFC’s guardian firm Endeavor planning to accumulate professional wrestling big WWE broke Sunday night in the course of the second evening of WrestleMania 39 and the information was formally introduced by all events concerned this morning. Fighters and followers have been reacting to the information since final evening, with McGregor entrance and heart as he rapidly posted a photoshopped picture of himself with a WWE title belt over one shoulder and a UFC title belt over the opposite.
A number of-time NCAA wrestling champion Bo Nickal additionally chimed in on Twitter, writing, “I would like all of them” and calling the WWE roster “straightforward cash.” Social media influencer/boxer Jake Paul wrote that he’s optimistic that the becoming a member of of the mega organizations may gain advantage fighter pay.
Whereas the precise particulars of the deal are nonetheless unfolding, the potential for cross-promotion between the UFC and the WWE clearly has imaginations operating wild.
See extra reactions from fighters under.
Congrats to the @ufc now price a cool Correct $12bn. Wow! Endeavor bout to scoop the @WWE now additionally. Unimaginable. What a powerhouse!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 2, 2023
The UFC simply purchased the WWE!?
Who’s the primary fighter gettin put via a desk from a ladder??
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) April 3, 2023
UFC + WWE makes an excessive amount of sense. Nice path to rising fighter pay.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 2, 2023
Noticed endevour is shopping for the WWE? Seems like I’m gonna have to put the smack down on some jabronis in ‘23
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) April 2, 2023
What number of occasions have I informed those who present professional wrestling and blended martial arts are the identical enterprise?
— FILTHY Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) April 2, 2023
WELCOME TO THE UFC ERA OF SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT
— FILTHY Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) April 3, 2023