TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) UBS Global Media and Communications Conference 2025 December 9, 2025 12:45 PM EST
Company Participants
Mark Shapiro – COO, President & Director
Conference Call Participants
Ryan Gravett – UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Presentation
Ryan Gravett
UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
All right. We’ll get started. Hi, everyone. I’m Ryan Gravett from the Communications and Media research team here at UBS. For our next speaker, we have Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Operating Officer at TKO. Thanks for joining us, Mark.
Mark Shapiro
COO, President & Director
Of course, good to see you, Ryan.
Question-and-Answer Session
Ryan Gravett
UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
So it was a big year for TKO, new rights deals at UFC and WWE. You also laid a lot of the groundwork for your venture into boxing. But as we look ahead, what are the top priorities for the company as we get into the new year?
Mark Shapiro
COO, President & Director
Yes. I would just say from an overview perspective, we’re thrilled that the industrial logic of bringing these 2 core IP properties like WWE and UFC together, really, that industrial logic has been validated. In fact, we are a year ahead of schedule on our pro forma that we put together for the analysis of bringing these 2 together. And there’s a real duality at play. We have a management team that is very focused on short-term priorities, but at the same time, setting the table for long-term growth and very focused on that. And we benefit from the fact that we are living in an experienced economy unlike no other. So that inerts to our benefit across the board with ticket revenue, with high-margin site fees, with premium hospitality.
So you find yourself in a situation — a fortunate
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