The UFC issued a statement in which it announced that it has retained the law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner to defend it against plaintiffs seeking class action status alleging Zuffa of violating antitrust laws. Per the UFC web site: We have built a popular business from modest beginnings by meeting the needs of […]
Antitrust Class Action
Coker denies “minor league” status; Bellator scouts Lesnar, Del Rio
MMA Fighting reports on Scott Coker’s impressions of the UFC lawsuit as it pertains to how his organization is described in the lawsuit as a “minor league.” Coker indicated in the article that he had not read the Complaint (we assume the first one filed by Le, Quarry and Fitch but all of them mirror […]
Vera, Garza file third lawsuit against Zuffa in antitrust class action
A third lawsuit was filed on behalf of fighters against Zuffa in the Antitrust Class Action lawsuit in San Jose. Brandon Vera and Pablo Garza were the two plaintiffs in this particular lawsuit which was filed on Christmas Eve. “The Truth” was thought of in high regard by the UFC at one time. But, he […]