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- Bookies make Dana White 25/1 to become WWE president following acquisition of company by UFC's owners Endeavor
- Retired fighter Daniel Cormier is now 7/4 to be next UFC alumni to appear in the WWE
- Odds also suggest there will be a joint UFC and WWE event at some point in 2024
Bookies make Dana White 25/1 to become WWE president following acquisition of company by UFC's owners Endeavor
Endeavor Group Holdings officially confirmed their acquisition of the WWE on April 3, 2023 and this instantly caused bookmakers to give specials on different outcomes around the takeover.
The Endeavor Group also own the Ultimate Fighting Championship which Dana White has been president of since 2001 when the Fertitta brothers purchased UFC for just $2m.
Fast forward 15 years later and the UFC was sold to WME-IMG (Endeavor) for $4b and White remained as president of the company despite this takeover.
Endeavor may well look at White's success at growing the UFC Brand over the past 20 years and put him in charge of growing the WWE even further than it currently is at now.
The latest bookmaker odds make White 25/1 to be the next WWE president with those odds saying there's a slim chance of 3.8% that it happens.
Retired fighter Daniel Cormier is now 7/4 to be next UFC alumni to appear in the WWE
Former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier is well known to be a massive WWE fan and he's just 7/4 to be the next UFC fighter to appear in the WWE.
It's expected that we may well see more UFC fights both current and retired appear in the WWE following Endeavor's acquisition with some fighter's even hinting at an appearance.
Conor McGregor shared an edited photo of himself carrying both the UFC and WWE titles after the takeover was confirmed with the caption '#itsinevitable' and he is 6/1 to be the next UFC fighter to appear.
| Next UFC fighter to appear in WWE | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cormier | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| Henry Cejudo | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Conor McGregor | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Israel Adesanya | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Paddy Pimblett | 9/1 | 10.0% |
Odds also suggest there will be a joint UFC and WWE event at some point in 2024
Further betting specials around the UFC and WWE being under the same owner include odds that there will be a joint event at some point in 2024 for the organisations.
It'd be no surprise to see the Octagon and Squared Circle be in the same event and the latest odds for that to happen are odds-on at 4/6.
There may be co-events with UFC fights and WWE bouts on the same night or it may even be that we see a WWE match take place in the famous Octagon.
| Will there be a UFC & WWE co-event in 2024? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4/6 | 60% |
| No | 1/1 | 50% |
