Three months after the UFC’s acquisition by entertainment powerhouse WME-IMG, layoffs are headed to the industry-leading fight promotion. An industry source confirmed to MMAjunkie that the layoffs amount to ‘under 15 percent’ of the UFC’s total staff, which is estimated to be around 400 employees worldwide. The source requested anonymity because the information has not yet been announced by the company. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, where it broke ground this past December on a new corporate headquarters, and has offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Sao Paulo and Singapore. The sources said WME-IMG has no plans to close any international offices
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WME-IMG to lay off ‘under 15 percent’ of UFC’s total staff – MMA Junkie