Zuffa and Dana White have filed their answering brief in the appeal of Mark Hunt. As you may recall, Hunt filed a lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar in January 2017 accusing the promotion of a conspiracy allowing fighters on PEDs to compete in the UFC. Zuffa Answering Brief by MMA Payout […]
Court denies Zuffa’s motion for reconsideration on Joe Silva testimony in UFC Antitrust lawsuit
The court in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit denied a motion for reconsideration by Zuffa as it relates to testimony stricken from the record from Joe Silva. The testimony relates to the former matchmaker’s lack of knowledge of wage share prior to negotiating fighter compensation. As we know from the documents made public in the lawsuit, […]
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Woodley tops UFC on ESPN 9 event salaries
The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the payouts from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event at The Apex. Tyron Woodley had the highest disclosed guarantee earning $200,000 for his main event match against Gilbert Burns. Woodley would have earned another $150,000 if he would have defeated Burns. For his part, Burns earned $84,000 plus another $84,000 […]
Jones says he’s done with UFC LHW title
The Jon Jones-Dana White social media war of words over compensation for his next fight has escalated. On Sunday Jones indicated that he was abdicating his UFC Light Heavyweight title. Yes https://t.co/QHDrkMtBeI — Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 31, 2020 #ESPN Reyes vs Jan For the UFC light heavyweight championship of the world. As of […]