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TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
8/3/2026
Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us and welcome to TKO's second quarter 2026 earnings call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now hand the conference over to Seth Zaslow, head of investor relations. Seth, please go ahead.
Good afternoon and welcome to TKO's second quarter 2026 earnings call. A short while ago, we issued a press release, which you can view on our investor relations website. A recording of this call will also be available via our website for at least 30 days. After prepared remarks from Ariel Emanuel, TKO's Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Shapiro, TKO's President and Chief Operating Officer, and Andrew Schleimer, TKO's Chief Financial Officer, we'll open the call for questions. Mark and Andrew will be handling the Q&A. The purpose of this call is to provide you with information regarding our second quarter 2026 performance. I want to remind everyone that the information discussed will include forward-looking statements and or projections that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further detail. If these risks or uncertainties were to materialize or any assumptions prove incorrect, our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied on this call. forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events except as legally required. Our commentary today will also include non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe provide an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. These measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP metrics can be found in our press release issued today, as well as the information posted on our IR website. With that, I'll now turn the call over to Ari.
Thanks, Seth. TKO's unique ability to deliver one-of-one live events and experiences was front and center in the second quarter. Nothing illustrates this better than UFC Freedom 250 held in June. This event was a roaring success for our company, the UFC brand, and the sport of mixed martial arts, exposure, earned media, audience expansion, and a weekend-long fan experience. TKO also played an integral role in the success of this year's record-breaking FIFA World Cup, where On Location staged the largest hospitality program in the tournament's history. Fans from 154 countries purchased more than 600,000 hospitality packages across 104 matches in 16 host cities. The qualitative feedback on our delivery bodes well for the continued growth of On Location and affirmatively sets the table for what will be a historic LA 28 Olympic Games. Thank you so much for joining us. As we look to the back half of 2026, we're raising our full year guidance with conviction in our businesses stronger than ever. And with that, Mark will take you through the quarter.
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