Judge Richard Boulware issued a Supplemental Order on Tuesday in response to Zuffa’s attempt to stay a discovery order issued on January 6th. As a result, Judge Boulware gave a detailed accounting of the discovery issues. This includes calling out Zuffa for an “unfortunate pattern of obfuscation and discovery violations.” Judge Boulware also noted that […]
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Zuffa files emergency appeal to Ninth Circuit in Kajan Johnson case
Last week, the UFC filed an emergency appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking relief so that it would not have to turn over discovery to plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Procedurally, the emergency motion is seeking a Court Order for an administrative stay and stay the district court order granting […]
UFC 324 attendance and gate
UFC 324 took place on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. As Dana White told media earlier, the gate was $11 million. White announced the numbers at the post-fight presser. The attendance was 19,841 for a gate of $11 million. In comparison, UFC 323 drew 18,603 for a live gate of […]
Amendments proposed to Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act
On Wednesday morning the House Subcommittee on Education & Workforce held a hearing on markups for H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (Boxing Revival Act). Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) gave the opening statement. He supports the Boxing Revival Act and gave an overview of the bill. He also indicated his support of […]
Vergil Ortiz sues Golden Boy
Vergil Ortiz sued Golden Boy Promotions in an attempt to get out of his promotional contract with Golden Boy. The lawsuit stems from Ortiz’s desire to fight Jarron “Boots” Ennis next. Ennis is represented by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. De la Hoya claims that he is negotiating a deal with Hearn but the two sides […]