Brock Lesnar files reply in Mark Hunt appeal

The Mark Hunt appeal continues. On May 8th, Brock Lesnar and Dana White have filed Answering Briefs to Hunt’s pro se appeal. Lesnar’s attorneys argued that the district court was correct in dismissing Hunt’s claims.

Hunt had filed a lawsuit against Dana White, Brock Lesnar and the UFC. The case was initially dismissed, appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then sent back to the district court where the district court dismissed it again on summary judgment grounds.

Lesnar’s attorneys point out that Hunt is on his own in this appeal although they believe he has a “ghost writer” working with him. Hunt had filed an appeal brief which all defendants argue include information not within the record and filled with baseless conclusions.

Lesnar’s attorneys refute the claims made by Hunt against Lesnar noting that Hunt never negotiated a contract where he would fight a “clean” fighter.

Lesnar tested positive for a banned substance at UFC 200 where he faced Hunt. However, it was not discovered until after the fight. Lesnar was tested most of June for his July fight. Although he did not have a positive test for most of June, a banned substance was discovered. Hunt argued that Lesnar was provided a USADA exemption in which he did not have to wait for four months to be in the testing pool prior to his first fight.

Hunt had filed his own appeal which Lesnar argues is wrought with arguments not in the previous record and baseless conclusions.

Hunt had filed a battery claim against Lesnar claiming he did not sign on to fight an individual that was taking banned substance. The district court had dismissed the claim based on the fact that Hunt did not argue that there was anything outside of the scope of the activity that he contracted to participate in. Lesnar’s attorneys also argue that Hunt had consented to fight Lesnar “regardless of whether he was using any prohibited substances.”

Payout Perspective:

The prospects of Hunt succeeding here is low as one might infer that he is appealing again out of spite. Some of Lesnar’s arguments do not seem to jive with supporting the belief that the former WWE champ was clean. It’s more like the argument is that Hunt did not contract to fight with someone that was guaranteed to be clean. Regardless, it may still work. MPO will continue to follow.