Attorneys for plaintiffs on behalf of Cung Le, Nate Quarry and Jon Fitch have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Northern California in San Jose, California on their behalf. A press conference held Tuesday afternoon announced the lawsuit which was filed earlier in the day which may add more plaintiffs to the lawsuit. […]
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XFC announces legal action against WSOF regarding Faria fight
Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) announced that it intends to file a lawsuit against the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) as a result of Kalindra Faria’s scheduled fight on Saturday’s WSOF card. The XFC stated in a press release that it intends to file the suit in the U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida. Via XFC […]
Boxer Garcia agrees to dismiss 3 of his claims against Top Rank
Boxer Mikey Garcia has agreed to dismiss three of his causes of action against promoter Top Rank. The stipulation to dismiss his claims avoids a summary judgment motion brought by his promoter in a dispute over his fight contract. Garcia’s attorneys and Top Rank attorneys stipulated to dismissal of 3 claims that were at issue […]
Top Rank seeks to dismiss claims in Garcia’s lawsuit
This past Friday, attorneys for Top Rank Boxing filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in U.S. District Court in Nevada seeking to dismiss a bulk of boxer Mikey Garcia’s lawsuit. Garcia’s lawsuit was originally filed in Riverside County (CA) Superior Court. Top Rank lawyer’s removed the case to Federal Court in Nevada via […]
Le expected to appeal suspension
ESPN reports that Cung Le is expected to appeal his one-year UFC suspension for testing positive for elevated levels of human grown hormone (hGH). The appeal provides a unique scenario in which a UFC fighter will appeal a drug suspension to the UFC acting in the capacity of regulatory authority. Dana White confirmed that Le […]