Earlier this week, Deadline.com posted a story asking whether the UFC could still attain a TV deal to their liking despite less-than-stellar ratings. Notably, in the article it reveals that UFC Fight Pass has 400,000 subscribers for its digital service. Previously, the number has never been posted publicly. The article notes that prior to Endeavor’s […]
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In UFC Antitrust lawsuit, plaintiffs’ economic expert report compares UFC to pro leagues
MMA Payout takes a look at the 158-page expert report provided by plaintiffs’ economic expert Andrew Zimbalist. Its Dr. Zimbalist’s opinion that Zuffa is attempting to exclude from the case at hand as they take issue with his calculation of damages. As with most of the filings containing sensitive information about Zuffa contract and financial […]
UFC attempts to exclude expert, Plaintiffs file for class certification in latest antitrust lawsuit filings
New filings in the UFC antitrust case filed Friday included plaintiffs’ request for class certification and Zuffa seeking to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert Andrew Zimbalist. As is customary in litigation, a glut of pages of legal filings were made on a Friday, just in time for the three day President’s Day weekend for […]
Canadian MMA promotion sues WSOF for breach of Franchise Agreement
A Canadian mixed martial arts regional promotion has filed a lawsuit against MMAWC, LLC and associated entities with the World Series of Fighting promotion in Clark County Superior Court in Nevada. The lawsuit, filed on February 1, 2018, also names Carlos Silva, Ray Sefo and Keith Redmond. Aggression Fighting Championship (“AFC”) claims that in mid-2013 […]
UFC 221: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the UFC’s first event in Perth for UFC 221. Romero misses weight but KO’s Rockhold Yoel Romero missed weight which threw the main event into question. Romero was fined 30% of his fight purse which was given to Rockhold. The awkward […]