Monday is the deadline set by the UFC in its hopes to obtain a ruling on its Preliminary Injunction to hold UFC 198 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It had requested that Judge Kimba Wood rule on the issue lest they need to move the event for marketing and event planning reasons. New York offered its response to the alleged deadline in a letter to Judge Kimba Wood.
The Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York responded to the letter from the UFC to the court in which the company requested a ruling on the preliminary injunction. In a January 20, 2016 letter, the New York AG issued its response to the UFC request. New York argues that moving the April 23, 2016 event reveals that the UFC could have scheduled the event at a later date. This, according to New York’s contention, means that the UFC “can mitigate if not eliminate the alleged “irreparable” harm it says it will suffer from not holding events in New York.” Thus, New York argues to the court that the UFC letter “adds nothing to, and indeed detracts” from the UFC’s preliminary injunction request.
New York PI – Letter From NY Respondijng to Zuffa Letter
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Perhaps a moot point for the hoped UFC 198 at MSG as the UFC intends to seek another venue if there is no ruling by today (Monday, January 25th). But, the New York letter offers some legal strategy. By requesting a ruling from the court and issuing a tacit ultimatum, the UFC indicated that it would move its April event if a ruling had not been issued by today. Since there appears to be no ruling, it is moving the event to another venue outside of New York. Capitalizing on this move, New York argues that since the UFC is moving the event, there is no “irreparable harm,” an argument needed to prove a preliminary injunction is warranted. New York will likely bring this letter up again in later arguments for a PI by the UFC citing that there is no immediate harm to the company as there are comparable alternatives to holding an event in New York. We shall see if there will be an official statement from the UFC this week about the venue for UFC 198.
I would move the even to a small market. Then argue the damages as the difference between the markets and force NY to argue that their city and State as well as MSG are of no greater value. Which due to tourism and drawing major events, is not an argument they want to make.
What’s wrong with New York?
Hahahaha….ufc still obsessing about NY hahahaha….7 years too late…no big deal as of this time