In the coming days we will learn of the settlement brokered by lawyers for TKO via Zuffa and plaintiffs in the Le and Johnson antitrust lawsuit. I have some initial takeaways.
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TKO Group settles Le and Johnson antitrust lawsuits
On Wednesday, TKO Group filed notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has settled its lawsuit with the former fighters in the Cung Le and Kajan Johnson lawsuits. The trial date in the Le lawsuit was set to commence on April 15th but the parties had entered into private mediation. While all mediations […]
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UFC 299 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the penultimate PPV before UFC 300, Miami’s UFC 299. O’Malley beats Vera handily, calls out 145 champ Sean O’Malley’s reach, power and precision were on display as he handily defeated an outclassed Marlon Vera in the main event. O’Malley easily retained […]
Parties in the Le antitrust lawsuit posture over Joe Silva testimony
The plaintiffs for Cung Le, et al. filed a letter with the Court hedging their bets on the testimony of Joe Silva. The longtime matchmaker of the UFC during the Fertitta era may be a key witness and Zuffa claims that he will voluntarily testify in person. The plaintiffs and defendants have been at odds […]