The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week in the Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin/World of Boxing appeal filed by the parties. It appears that the long, winding lawsuit may have finally ended. Maybe. While the appellate court filed an order last week, World of Boxing still holds a defamation claim against Wilder. This […]
Fury tops payout for Saturday’s Top Rank event
MMA Payout has obtained the full roster of salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission from Saturday’s Top Rank promoted event featuring Tyson Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tyson Fury’s reported salary was $1 million although its been known that he’s receiving around $12.5 million for the fight. According to the NAC paysheet, […]
Fury-Schwarz Prelims on ESPN2 draw 493,000 viewers
The undercard for the Top Rank Boxing event this past Saturday night on ESPN2 drew 493,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast preceded the main card for the Fury-Schwarz fight. The event drew 143,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.32 share overall. The undercard featured several fights including Junior lightweight Mikaela […]
Zuffa files objections to Plaintiffs’ Exhibit in Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa has filed an objection to Plaintiffs’ Exhibit List Documents. The objection was filed this past Friday. The parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have exchanged their exhibit lists according to the Court protocol in anticipation of August’s Court Hearing between experts. Defendant Zuffa LLCs Object… by on Scribd Zuffa objected to the use of […]
New UFC Antitrust Lawsuit filings include Plaintiffs’ Objection to Use of Zuffa “Summary of Exhibits”
The parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have exchanged objections to exhibits previously submitted to each side. The objections are part of the trial schedule and are lodged with the court to argue prior to the use at August’s hearing with the experts. For context on the request, Plaintiffs included the email to Zuffa attorneys […]