He is also a founder of Zuffa LLC, formerly the parent entity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
In 1984, he graduated from the University of Southern California,[3] where he earned a BA/BS degree[1] from the business school.
[6] On October 18, 2012, the University of Southern California announced that Jill and Frank Fertitta had made a major gift to the university which would result in the construction of a new building for the USC Marshall School of Business and the establishment of the Jill and Frank Fertitta Endowed Chair in Business.
[1] Fertitta as owner of the Palms Casino nightclub KAOS lost an $8 million lawsuit in 2022 brought by DJ Kaskade for nonpayment of his two-year performance contract.
[12] Fertitta is among plaintiffs against Knoedler Gallery LLC for having sold to him a forged Mark Rothko painting.