Once again MMA Payout takes a look at the 10 biggest MMA stories of the year. This year, it will be easy to come up with the top 4 or 5 stories of the year as 2023 was actioned-packed with lawsuits, acquisitions, closures and a big departure. But the number 10 story of the year […]
Hunt v. Zuffa
Hunt failed to prove case against UFC, White and Lesnar
Yesterday, the District Court of Nevada dismissed the Mark Hunt case against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar. It would appear that the lawsuit is finally over. The case was dismissed by the District Court but appealed to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals where a portion of the lawsuit was revived and sent back […]
Mark Hunt lawsuit dismissed
The District Court in Nevada granted Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar’s Motions for Summary Judgment dismissing the former UFC heavyweights case from his UFC 200 fight. The long and winding road for the lawsuit saw Hunt win an appeal for his lawsuit which claimed that the UFC and Dana White knew (or had plausible […]
Hunt’s attorney clarifies poor reporting by MMA web site about having to pay UFC
Mark Hunt appeared on The MMA Hour this week with Ariel Helwani to discuss his current lawsuit with the UFC. In addition, his lawyer clarified he Order for Hunt to pay legal fees and costs. With respect to the report that Hunt owes the UFC over $300,000 in attorney fees and costs, it is directed […]
Top 10 of 2021: No. 8 Appeals Court awards Mark Hunt split decision in UFC lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal of Mark Hunt’s claims regarding Fraud and Battery sending back the lawsuit. From our post earlier this year: The appeals court heard the case approximately a week from the date of the issuance of the opinion. The Court sided with the UFC with Hunt’s […]