Former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Nevada which seeks to turn the business of MMA on its head. Davis’ lawsuit is an offshoot of the now-settled Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa, the current Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa and the recently filed Mikhail Cirkunov, […]
Le v. Zuffa
Another UFC fighter files an antitrust lawsuit
Mikhail Cirkunov has filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa in Nevada Federal Court. The lawsuit will be assigned to Judge Richard Boulware who presided over the Le case and currently the Kajan Johnson case. The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to […]
TKO reports Q4 2024 earnings
TKO reported its 4th quarter earnings for 2024 and beat analyst expectations yet again. Overall, the owners of the WWE and UFC reported total revenue for Q4 of $642.2 million and adjusted earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization of $238.1 million. But the UFC legal settlement in the Cung Le, et al. lawsuit caused […]
Judge Boulware approves Le-Zuffa settlement
On Thursday, Judge Richard Boulware approved the $375 million settlement in the Le-Zuffa antitrust lawsuit. Despite one filed objection by Carla Esparza, there was no argument from anyone else in Judge Boulware’s courtroom. The former UFC women’s champion filed an objection. She then amended the objection and removing the objection to the Nathan Quarry settlement. […]
Former fighter files objection to Le-Zuffa antitrust settlement
Former UFC champion Carla Lomeli (f/k/a Esparza) has filed an objection to the UFC antitrust settlement between the class of former UFC fighters and Zuffa. Lomeli argues that the attorney fees claimed by the plaintiffs was too much and she objected to the settlement with Nathan Quarry. Judge Richard Boulware confirmed the proposed settlement between […]