ESPN execs ready for the dawn of a new UFC era

In the weeks before the UFC’s five-year deal with ESPN kicked off, those who run the venerable sports network got an inkling that maybe their new partner is just a little bit different than the majority of the sports entities they’ve broadcast over the past 40 years.On six days’ notice, the UFC moved its big year-end show, UFC 232, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., due to potential licensure issues regarding headliner Jon Jones.
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