The Athletic unveiled another vertical in its ever-expanding sports journalism business with coverage in combat sports. The expansion gives the sport greater coverage but will the company’s foray into combat sports be rewarded with an uptick in subscribers. Last week MMA coverage was introduced with MMA writing veterans brought on to write about the sport. […]
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Mark Hunt lawsuit gone, but not forgotten
It appears that the Mark Hunt lawsuit will be coming to an end in the not-too-distant future. With the parties dismissing their appeal to the Ninth Circuit, one might anticipate a settlement. However, his case still presents an interesting legal issue that was not addressed by the trial court which dismissed most of his claims. […]
Yoel Romero just received a huge judgment. Will he ever see it?
Yoel Romero obtained a judgment against supplement maker Goldstar in state court in New Jersey. At a hearing to determine damages, the Court issued an order granting him damages totaling $27 million. Of course, the issue will be collecting on the amount. Romero was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and […]
Could the UFC be a publicly traded company?
With Endeavor filing paperwork to go public in the not too distant future, the UFC’s future became inextricably tied to its parent company. Then again, it may be looking at its own IPO as well. Embedded in the lengthy S-1 documents which details the finances of the soon-to-be publicly traded company on the New York […]
As Austin Trout heads to ring on Saturday, his legal team has been fighting WBO in appeal of lawsuit
As Austin Trout returns to the ring on Saturday, last month his lawyers submitted their appeal brief in an effort to overturn a federal court decision to arbitrate his lawsuit, including his Ali Act claims. For background of the case, you can go here. The Court determined that based on legal rights under the Federal […]