The attorney for Don King sent a cease and desist letter to Zuffa Boxing demanding that his promoted fighter Noel Mikaelian should not be fighting Jai Opetaia as the co-main event of Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. King argues that Zuffa Boxing did not negotiate with Don King Promotions (DKP) for the services of Mikaelian. […]
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Zuffa files Reply Brief in Cirkunov Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa recently filed its Reply Brief in its appeal of the district court’s ruling allowing discovery in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuit. Despite the ongoing lawsuit, Zuffa filed the appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Zuffa attempted to move this lawsuit into arbitration based on the clauses in the fighters’ agreements. Attorneys for the […]
Update on CSI Entertainment – Mayweather lawsuit, Injunction request withdrawn
The Motion for Preliminary Injunction request desired by CSI Entertainment to ensure that Floyd Mayweather would not enter in a contract to fight another individual until he satisfied its contract has been taken off the Court’s calendar. According to a letter from Mayweather’s attorneys, the attorney for CSI Entertainment withdrew its Motion. Mayweather’s attorneys are […]
McMahon to pay $42.5M as part of shareholder settlement
Bloomberg Law reports that the total settlement in the WWE shareholder settlement was $147.5M. In a letter to the court dated August 6, 2026, the Plaintiffs advised the court of the total and a request that Defendants execute the agreed-upon settlement papers “by a date certain.” The shareholder lawsuit filed in 2023 alleged that McMahon […]
Plaintiffs in Johnson antitrust lawsuit file statement prior to status conference
The continued question of discovery persists in the Johnson Antitrust lawsuit. A status conference is being held on Thursday, August 6th and the Plaintiffs have filed a Pre-Conference Statement prior to the conference. The question of what information Zuffa has in its possession is the big question. In its latest filing (below) they seek to […]