The UFC has added additional terms to its Athlete contract which prohibit fighters from placing any wager on any UFC match, including placing any wagers on themselves. Despite the fact that UFC has sponsors that including gambling sites and discuss gambling lines on its broadcast, it will officially prohibit fighters from betting on themselves. Fighters […]
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DuBois files lawsuit against Don King for unpaid purse
UK boxing heavyweight Daniel Dubois has sued Don King for not paying him for his June 2022 fight against Trevor Bryan. King paid $3.1 million for the right to secure the rights to the fight which was to be a 55/45 split between the fighter and Bryan with Dubois opponent receiving the 55 percent. According […]
Report indicates Diaz UFC contract ends this fall
Updated lawsuit against Don King names WBA and Mendoza
Heavyweight boxer Mahmoud Charr has added defendants to his lawsuit against Don King. The federal court in the Southern District of Florida allowed for Charr to amend his complaint originally filed last August. In the new addition to the lawsuit, Charr adds the World Boxing Association and its president, Gilbert Mendoza, Jr. as conspiring with […]
Austin Trout wins round in First Circuit Court of Appeals against WBO
Boxers scored a big win over promoters on Friday when the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Austin Trout in his longtime legal battle with the World Boxing Organization. The appellate court remanded (sent back) to the trial court the case overruling its prior ruling dismissing Trout’s case. In addition to sending […]