Zuffa recently filed its Reply Brief in its appeal of the district court’s ruling allowing discovery in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuit. Despite the ongoing lawsuit, Zuffa filed the appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Zuffa attempted to move this lawsuit into arbitration based on the clauses in the fighters’ agreements. Attorneys for the […]
Cirkunov v. Zuffa
Plaintiffs in Johnson antitrust lawsuit file statement prior to status conference
The continued question of discovery persists in the Johnson Antitrust lawsuit. A status conference is being held on Thursday, August 6th and the Plaintiffs have filed a Pre-Conference Statement prior to the conference. The question of what information Zuffa has in its possession is the big question. In its latest filing (below) they seek to […]
Zuffa responds to Plaintiffs claims of missing evidence in Johnson antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa responded to Plaintiffs statement of missing discovery in the Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit. Zuffa contends that some of the discovery that Plaintiffs seek have already been produced and/or is just not there. Zuffa claims that the allegation that it has not provided Promotional Agreements is not true and counters that Plaintiffs’ requests are “riddled with […]
Plaintiffs file Answering Brief in Cirkunov Antitrust Appeal
Earlier this month the Plaintiffs in the Misha Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa filed its Answering Brief of the organization’s interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The Plaintiffs argue that the appeal of one of Judge Boulware’s rulings regarding discovery. Zuffa received an extension of time to file their appeal. For those not familiar with […]
Plaintiffs seeking $270K from Dominance MMA
Plaintiffs in the Johnson and Cirkunov antitrust cases have filed a Motion for Attorney Fees for allegedly not complying with a subpoena to provide documents in its lawsuits against Zuffa. The subpoena requested documents in 12 categories from the sport agency’s management and representation of UFC MMA fighters. After negotiating with Dominance’s attorneys, they withdrew […]