Plaintiffs in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit have filed their Opposition to UFC’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The 47-page long opposition brief includes over 100 exhibits, many of which are redacted, or include deposition transcripts with redactions. The main argument in the Plaintiffs’ Opposition is that the UFC is the “major league” of MMA and it […]
Antitrust Class Action
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit request Court to file response to MMA Manager Declaration
The plaintiffs in the UFC antitrust lawsuit have requested that the Court review its Surreply Brief in opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Seal Zuffa’s Summary Judgment Motion and Portions of Plaintiffs’ Class Certification Reply. Specifically, the Surreply Brief addresses the Declaration of MMA Manager Ali Abdelaziz which was included in Zuffa’s Reply Brief. A Surreply […]
Details of Zuffa exec deposition reveals questions on exclusivity provisions, right to match and toy deals
Zuffa filed its Motion for Summary Judgment in which it wishes to dismisses the antitrust lawsuit filed by ex-fighters. MMA Payout takes a look at some of the deposition testimony attached as exhibits to the motion. This is the first of a series. In order to prove its case, Zuffa attaches portions of the deposition […]
Zuffa files its Motion for Summary Judgment against former fighters in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
On Monday, Zuffa filed its Motion for Summary Judgment against the Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. The filing argues that despite the lengthy and voluminous amount of discovery taken place, the former fighters have not provided factual evidence to support their antitrust claims. It also argues that the expert opinion of the Plaintiffs should […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust lawsuit file opposition in light of U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Earlier this week, the plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have filed a response in opposition to Zuffa’s motion seeking to file supplemental authority to support its Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Hal Singer. Zuffa is seeking to include the recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Ohio v. American Express in support of its […]