Last week Leslie Smith filed a Complaint with the NLRB citing her dismissal from Zuffa based on her activities in trying to organize fighters. The Charge Letter, states that Smith was ranked 9th in the world in the women’s UFC bantamweight division and won 3 out of her last 4 fights in the UFC. According […]
GGG draws 1.249M viewers on HBO
Gennady Golovkin’s return to the ring on Saturday drew 1.249 million HBO viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. GGG soundly defeated Vanes Martirosyan in the second right of their fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The fight viewership peaked at 1.361 million viewers. The telecast featured the first women’s fight aired on […]
UFC announces new digital deal with Disney’s ESPN+
The UFC has announced a media rights deal with the new direct-to-consumer ESPN+ platform. According to the Sports Business Journal, ESPN will pay $150 million per year over 5 years. The deal is limited to the UFC’s digital package and begins in 2019. Notably, Amazon Prime recently announced a deal with the UFC to carry […]
Parties in Antitrust Lawsuit agree to supplement expert reports
The parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have filed a Joint Motion to Supplement Expert Reports. The motion, if granted by the Court, will allow the parties to supplement their expert reports as it relates to Dr. Hal Singer and Professor Robert Topel. The motion states, that due to “the complex issues involved in this […]
McGregor’s attorneys respond to request to keep water bottle lawsuit in state court
On Friday, Conor McGregor’s attorneys filed a Statement of Removal related to moving the case from Nevada state court to Federal Court. The Plaintiff filed a lawsuit after alleging that he was injured after being struck by a can thrown by Conor McGregor at the UFC 202 press conference. Statement of Removal by JASONCRUZ206 on […]