--FILE--Chen Jingfeng, presidente di CMC Holdings (Cina Media di partecipazione al capitale), offre un discorso in occasione di una manifestazione di lancio per lo showroom di Shanghai Drea
--FILE--Chen Jingfeng, President of CMC Holdings (China Media Capital Holdings), delivers a speech at a launch event for the showroom of Shanghai Dream Center in Shanghai, China, 26 April 2016. A China-based real estate and media company based is the leading candidate in negotiations to buy UFC, the biggest mixed martial arts company in the world, at a valuation of between $3.5 and $4 billion, according to a report today from ESPN. Citing sources close to the negotiation, the report claims Dalian Wanda Group, headed by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, is flanked by offers from WME/IMG, China Media Capital and The Blackstone Group for the MMA industry leader, which was purchased by casino magnates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta in 2001 for $2 million. UFC Senior Vice President of Public Relations Dave Sholler declined to comment on a potential sale, telling MMAjunkie, "As a private company, we don't discuss speculation or rumors related to our business."