Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition we take a look at the return of Conor McGregor at UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor return falls flat It was the return many UFC and MMA fans awaited. Despite his out of the Octagon problems, most MMA fans […]
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Does Conor McGregor still have the aura?
UFC 239 marks the return (we think) of Conor McGregor to the Octagon. It’s been almost 5 years since McGregor stepped into the Octagon. His last fight, he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier followed by one of the worst post-Octagon interview ever. The recovery was documented in a Netflix series looking at his recovery. […]
Court Memo and Order from CSI Entertainment-Mayweather TRO hearing
Last week, the Court in the CSI Entertainment-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. case denied CSI Entertainment’s request for a temporary restraining order/injunction to prevent Mayweather from entering into another contract prior to fulfilling its alleged contract with the former champion. While it has yet to give a final determination on the substantive claims by Plaintiffs, the request […]
TKO responds to allegations of missing discovery in Johnson case
TKO filed its opposition to the Plaintiffs claim that there is missing information in discovery in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Attached to its brief were declarations (see below) from several “prominent” MMA managers supporting the argument that they had no dealings with Dana White with respect to contract negotiations. They all confirmed that they […]
Judge denies CSI Entertainment’s Temporary Restraining Order
On Wednesday, the Judge in the CSI Entertainment-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. case denied a temporary restraining order which would have stopped the 50-0 former champion to pursue a fight against Greek kickboxer Mike Zamidis. The legal drama came earlier in the week when CSI Entertainment’s attorney sent a letter to the Judge requesting a hearing based […]