Plaintiffs in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit have filed their Opposition to UFC’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The 47-page long opposition brief includes over 100 exhibits, many of which are redacted, or include deposition transcripts with redactions. The main argument in the Plaintiffs’ Opposition is that the UFC is the “major league” of MMA and it […]
Le v. Zuffa
Joe Silva explains UFC matchmaking in deposition excerpts
After a little bit away, MMA Payout takes a look at some of the depositions taken place in light of the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit. The depositions were attached to the motion papers in support of Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Joe Silva, former matchmaker for the UFC, was deposed regarding his role with the company. […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit request Court to file response to MMA Manager Declaration
The plaintiffs in the UFC antitrust lawsuit have requested that the Court review its Surreply Brief in opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Seal Zuffa’s Summary Judgment Motion and Portions of Plaintiffs’ Class Certification Reply. Specifically, the Surreply Brief addresses the Declaration of MMA Manager Ali Abdelaziz which was included in Zuffa’s Reply Brief. A Surreply […]
Zuffa requests court to review Hunt ruling in antitrust case
Zuffa has filed a Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Authority regarding its Motion to Seal related materials in its Summary Judgment motion of Plaintiffs’ lawsuit in their antitrust case. The supplemental authority is the recent ruling in the Mark Hunt case on Zuffa’s “Renewed” Motion to Seal Documents in that case. The court previously […]
Egg whites and a UFC contract: Cung Le depo transcript reveals his signing with Zuffa
Cung Le met with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in person to discuss signing with the UFC over egg whites at the UFC’s offices according to the released depo transcript attached to Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment. His testimony reveals that he was “stuck” in his UFC contract a year and a half after he […]