As discovery begins in the UFC antitrust lawsuit brought by former fighters, plaintiffs attained a favorable ruling Wednesday as the court will allow one of the plaintiffs’ attorney, Rob Maysey, to access documents in discovery. The UFC identified Maysey as a “competitor” and wanted him precluded from access to some of the company’s confidential documents in […]
Rousey leads list of fighters drug tested by USADA
USADA has provided the names of the UFC fighters it has tested in the first round of its drug testing protocol. Ronda Rousey tops the list with the third party drug testing agency testing the women’s bantamweight champ 5 times. Aside from Rousey, there was a tie for second-most tests with Bethe Correia, Thiago Alves […]
The reason for the new UFC-NY lawsuit
The UFC surprised many with another lawsuit in federal court in New York challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on professional MMA. This time, the UFC is seeking a preliminary injunction to hold an event in the state this April. The news of a new lawsuit comes when the original lawsuit is in the […]
UFC files preliminary injunction in New York case
The UFC filed its motion for preliminary injunction on Tuesday. It argues that the UFC is likely to prevail on its claim and should be granted the injunction to hold its event at Madison Square Garden this April. Notably, it has already spent a non-refundable $25,000 for the anticipated event in April. No hearing date […]
Jon Jones avoids jail time in plea deal from April incident
Jon Jones appeared in a Albuquerque, New Mexico courtroom today regarding last April’s hit and run accident which injured a pregnant woman. Jones will not receive any jail time as part of a plea agreement. Jones agreed to plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident causing great bodily harm. He will serve community […]