During the UFC Press Conference held in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday night, the company announced that Liberty Financial would be an Official Partner of UFC Freedom 250. In addition, Liberty Financial added a $250,000 bonus pool for fighters for Sunday’s fights. The bonuses “pool” will be given to Performances of the Night. […]
Court denies request to halt UFC White House event
Judge Amit Meha of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a request for an injunction to stop Sunday’s UFC White House event. Citing that the request came too late, the amount of time and money spent was immense and that the harms alleged were general, not specific. The lawsuit was brought […]
Plaintiffs file Reply Brief in White House lawsuit
With a close deadline approaching, the plaintiffs filed a Reply Brief late last night in response to the government’s opposition to an injunction which would prevent the UFC White House event from happening Sunday night. Notably, the Judge in the case has determined to make a decision based on the briefs, not needing oral argument. […]
US signs an MOU with UFC
It is truly surreal to follow MMA nowadays. In an unprecedented move, the United States government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the UFC “to enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts.” According to the release, details of what the above means will discussed later. Barring […]
Government response to citizen lawsuit attempting to stop UFC White House
The U.S. government filed its opposition to a request to halt the UFC White House event Sunday. The White House claims that the lawsuit was filed too late and should not be entertained. Notwithstanding they cite former precedent to sporting events on the premises and says the UFC broke no laws. The Plaintiffs in the […]