Perhaps one of the hottest business items in the sports industry this summer will be what the UFC will do with its media rights. Its run at ESPN ends at the end of the year, and there is speculation that the MMA promotion will command near $1B for its content. According to a recent Sports […]
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Phil Davis files potential class action antitrust lawsuit against TKO/Zuffa for non-UFC fighters
Former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Nevada which seeks to turn the business of MMA on its head. Davis’ lawsuit is an offshoot of the now-settled Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa, the current Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa and the recently filed Mikhail Cirkunov, […]
Another UFC fighter files an antitrust lawsuit
Mikhail Cirkunov has filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa in Nevada Federal Court. The lawsuit will be assigned to Judge Richard Boulware who presided over the Le case and currently the Kajan Johnson case. The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to […]
Bellator/PFL attempt to dismiss Mousasi antitrust claim
Gone under the radar in the world of combat sports litigation, last fall Gegard Mousasi sued Bellator alleging that he was frozen out of activity as a way to avoid paying his hefty fight guarantee. Mousasi had escalators in his 8-fight contract which would have him earning $850K per fight regardless of outcome. The 39-year-old […]
WWE changes Wrestlemania 42 location
Wrestlemania 42 was scheduled for New Orleans in April 2026. However, on Thursday, the promotion has changed course and reports are that it will head back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium, the site of Wrestlemania 41. The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, announced at a WWE event at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans in […]