A Magistrate Judge determining the discovery dispute between the plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit has assess attorney fees upon Zuffa. However, it is not as much as the Plaintiffs requested. In February 2026, the Plaintiffs filed this Motion to Compel based on a set of written questions provided to Zuffa. For this, they […]
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Zuffa files Reply Brief in Cirkunov Antitrust Lawsuit
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 […]
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 […]
Plaintiffs highlight outstanding discovery in Johnson antitrust case
The Plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit submitted a statement of materials it deems missing from Defendants’ production in the discovery process in the case. The detailed and contentious discovery continues into alleged missing documents in the Johnson case. TKO/UFC/Zuffa (hereinafter Zuffa) responded to allegations that there were missing information in discovery in a […]
TKO responds to allegations of missing discovery in Johnson case
TKO filed its opposition to the Plaintiffs claim that there is missing information in discovery in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Attached to its brief were declarations (see below) from several “prominent” MMA managers supporting the argument that they had no dealings with Dana White with respect to contract negotiations. They all confirmed that they […]