MMA Payout is doing its annual review of top business stories for the year. The first story we take a look at is the ongoing Antitrust lawsuit which had several key developments this year. First, Judge Boulware denied Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Friday, December 14th. It did not decide on class certification on […]
Jon Jones enrolls in VADA testing
On Monday, ESPN reported that Jon Jones has enrolled into VADA as a result of UFC 232 being moved to California from Nevada. Previously, Jones had turned down the suggestion by the California commissioners to enroll in VADA. According to the ESPN story, a condition of Jones receiving his license was enrolling in the VADA […]
UFC 232 moves to LA due to Jon Jones drug test
Due to a drug test which revealed metabolites related to Turinabol in an out-of-competition test of Jon Jones, UFC 232 is moving from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to The Forum in Inglewood, California. The reason being is due to a licensing issue with the state of Nevada. An out of competition drug […]
PBC on Fox drew 1.69M viewers Saturday night
Did Dana White inadvertently help Michael Chiesa’s lawsuit against Conor McGregor?
The attorney for UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa filed an Amended Complaint earlier this week in his lawsuit against Conor McGregor. In this amended version, Chiesa cites New York’s “Son of Sam” Law which states that McGregor should not be able to benefit from his crime. Chiesa is suing McGregor (technically his company) and the Barclay’s […]