Some stats from the article: Price the Fertittas paid for UFC in 2001: $2 million Value today: $1 billion-plus UFC estimated 2008 sales: $250 million UFC is estimated to control 90% of the mixed martial arts industry. UFC pay-per-view buys in 2001: 145,000 UFC pay-per-view buys in 2007: 5.1…

On Forbes latest Billionaire list, Mark Cuban came in at #446 with $2.6 billion, while Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta at #897 with $1.3 billion each.