As we prepare for another filing in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit this week, MMA Payout takes a look at the briefing in supporting the motion to exclude plaintiffs’ experts. Earlier this month, Zuffa filed briefs in support of its Motion to Exclude the testimony of Dr. Andrew Zimbalist. They seek to exclude the testimony pursuant […]
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Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin head to appeal
The Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin legal drama will not end. The parties have given notice that they are appeal the federal district court’s decision. Letter From Wilder 05.25.18 Appeal by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd The Southern District Court of New York has had a trial and summary judgment motions in this contentious lawsuit over whether Povetkin’s failed […]
Report: ESPN to pay for additional UFC media rights valuing overall deal at $1.5 Billion
Variety reports that ESPN has added additional events to its agreement with the UFC which now values the overall deal at $1.5 billion over the course of the multi-year pact. The latest news all but ensures that Fox, which secured the rights to WWE’s Smackdown on Monday, is done with the UFC after its 7 […]
Report: Fox pays 5 year, $1 Billion Dollars for WWE’s Smackdown
Fox and WWE are close to a 5-year $1 Billion Deal for the ‘Smackdown Live’ show currently airing Tuesday night’s on NBC Universal-owned USA Network. The deal may have ramifications with the future of the UFC’s TV deal. First reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell and the details provided by a report on The Hollywood Reporter, […]
UFC 224: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Nunes defeats Pennington In reality, we all knew this was a mismatch on paper and it played out. There was nothing much Pennington had to worry Nunes. The challenger’s nose was busted open and […]