The Al Haymon-Golden Boy antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles is set for trial on March 14, 2017 if the court does not grant the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. For a good refresher on what this case is about and the gist of the motion, you can read Paul Gift’s synopsis […]
Mayweather says he wants McGregor, offers fighter $15M
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. indicated that he has indicated that he would fight Conor McGregor if the UFC lightweight champion would take $15 million and a cut of the PPV. Mayweather stated that he was the “A” side and would want $100 million guaranteed plus a bigger share of the PPV. Doing the ESPN “car wash,” […]
Mark Hunt files lawsuit against UFC, White and Lesnar
UFC Heavyweight Mark Hunt has filed a lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar in the District Court of Nevada on Tuesday. The lawsuit stems from Hunt’s fight against Lesnar at UFC 200. Hunt is claiming violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, Fraud, False Pretenses, Breach of […]
White responds to Streep’s remark for TMZ
Dana White has responded to Meryl Streep’s remark about mixed martial arts in her Golden Globe speech. In an interview with TMZ, White called Streep an “uppity 80-year-old lady” in his response. Streep is an accomplished 67-year-old actress that graduated from Yale. Her comments were directed to President-elect Donald Trump and she made an offhand […]
Light requests to dismiss lawsuit against Bellator
Zachery Light is dismissing his lawsuit against Bellator. Light’s attorney filed a Request for Dismissal on December 20, 2016. The Request was signed by Light’s attorney, William Crosby, and Bellator’s counsel Richard Kendall. The dismissal is “with prejudice” which would end both Light’s lawsuit against Bellator and Bellator’s cross-claim against Light. The details can be found […]