A little self promotion as I will be moderating a panel hosted by the Sports Lawyers Association today at 2pm ET. We will cover various topics in the legal landscape of the MMA industry. The link to join is here and free to all of those that are members of the Sports Lawyers Association.
UFC seeks to reopen discovery in Le antitrust trial, Plaintiffs oppose
Zuffa has filed a motion to reopen discovery in the Le antitrust lawsuit and amend the scheduling order. The current trial date is set for April 8, 2024. However, Zuffa wants to delay the trial date 4-6 months. In a filing on October 24th, Zuffa argued that discovery should be reopened because of “developments after […]
UFC China Fight Night set for December now moved to Vegas
For unknown reasons, the UFC Fight Night that was set for Shanghai on December 9th has now been switched to Las Vegas. Fight manager Shu Hirata first noted the change on X, formerly known as Twitter. MMA Junkie also received confirmation of the switch to the UFC Apex. The move postpones four Road to UFC […]
Ngannou ranked after narrow loss to Fury
Former UFC heavyweight champion has entered the WBC boxing rankings this week at number 10. It was announced via the World Boxing Council’s social media account on Wednesday. Ngannou fought Tyson Fury last month and delivered a knockdown of the lineal heavyweight champion. Ngannou ended up dropping the bout to Fury but gained enough respect […]
AEW Collision (11.11) draws 396K viewer average
AEW Collision this past Saturday drew an average of 396,000 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 140,000 viewers or 0.11 in the 18-49 demo. The telecast was up from last week’s viewership. The feature match of the telecast was a tag team match with Rush and Dralistico taking on the Workhorsemen. Pic via AEW