The UFC has seen exponential growth in the past few years. The sport has gone from being unrecognized to garnering massive popularity amongst big-shot entities like Tom Brady and Mark Wahlberg.

One of the major reasons for the brand’s success is its association with celebrities and other athletes. The sport has attracted A-list celebrities from all around to invest their time and money.

One of the prominent entities that have collaborated with the UFC as an investor is multiple time super-bowl winner, Tom Brady.

Tom Brady saw his UFC share double-up in 5 years

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB is a huge UFC and also happens to share a great relationship with the UFC President, Dana White.

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At the time of investment, the UFC President gave a statement that said, “Our new investors bring an incredible depth of knowledge and experience to help us continue to elevate this brand and capitalize on its entertainment and sports crossover appeal.”

Brady bought the UFC share, along with several other high-end entities at the time of WME/IMG’s acquisition of the brand. At the time, when Brady had invested, they valued the UFC at $4 billion. A few of the other celebrities were Serena Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Tyler Perry, Venus Williams, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Levine, Conan O’Brien, Ben Affleck, Calvin Harris, etc. 

The QB had put $250k into the company at the time. The UFC has experienced tremendous growth and today the company is worth close to $10 billion dollars, which calls for a growth of 2.5 times. Therefore, turning Brady’s stake value to $625k.

Gisele Bündchen makes a ‘Power Couple’ with the QB

While celebrity involvement is an essential part, moreover, blue-chip sponsorship, legalization of the sport, and breaking huge TV deals, also helped the UFC elevate to a whole another level.

Talking about Brady, the NFL legend is married to a supermodel, Gisele Bündchen. Both of them have aced their respective industry and together marked as a power couple. 

When we combine their net worth, the couple takes things to an even higher level. The Brazilian supermodel alone has a whopping net worth of $400 million. Furthermore, her husband comes close to $250 million. Thus, the power couple boasts a total of $650 million.

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