Welcome to another Payout Perspective! This time we take a look at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Two new champs crowned While this event was to be headlined by Jon Jones taking on Stipe Miocic, the event still came through with action from the top two fights. Tom Aspinall earned […]
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Cohen in legal trouble again
Boxing promoter Greg Cohen is in trouble once again as a lawsuit filed in federal court in New Jersey spells out that he has not paid off loans made to him on behalf of representing boxers. The plaintiff, Barry Honig and his company are suing Cohen, his promotional arm and Bulldog Boxing Promotions which Cohen […]
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Ninth Circuit denies Zuffa appeal in antitrust lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit denied permission for Zuffa to appeal Judge Richard Boulware’s decision to grant class certification to the ’bout class’ of plaintiffs bringing claims alleging the promotion’s anti-competive conduct. In a mundane, one page ruling on Tuesday, the Court granted the motion of the Chamber of Commerce to file an amicus brief in support […]
UFC moves for summary judgment in antitrust lawsuit
The UFC has renewed its summary judgment motion in the Le antitrust lawsuit. Among the issues is the claim that it does not have monopsony power, its competitors claimed that the UFC did not use anti-competitive means to obtain market power and that some of the class members lack standing since they cannot prove they […]