Its that time again for another episode of Show Money where we talk about the latest developments in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit, the Endeavor IPO, ratings for Bellator and ONE and more.
Antitrust Class Action
The Legal Submission Episode 18 – Where’s that court order?
A new Legal Submission is here asking about the whereabouts of Judge Boulware’s order. This past week, Plaintiffs filed a Supplemental letter asking the court to issue the order regarding Class Action and deciding issues of Confidentiality for another day. Zuffa argued the opposite. I discuss. Plaintiffs Supp Notice Re D… by MMA Payout Defendants' […]
Identity Class claims may not pass class cert muster in Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit
As the parties in the UFC lawsuit await the results of Judge Richard Boulware’s opinion granting class certification for the ‘bout class,’ we take a look at the reasons that the ‘identity’ class did not get certified. For a refresher: We may infer from the brief Court hearing last month that the Judge will be […]
Bellator files challenge to release of its documents in Zuffa antitrust lawsuit
Bellator MMA filed a legal challenge to the release of documents related to the organization in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. The promotion provided documents in the lawsuit as part of a Court Order in 2017. Bellator marked the documents, “HIGHLY-CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” Bellator identifies the documents in its briefs: “…a detailed spreadsheet specifying […]
Zuffa objects to potential release of documents in Antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa has filed an opposition to a Court ‘minute order’ last week in the UFC lawsuit which declared that in releasing its opinion on Class Certification, it would also release all of the documents under seal in the case to the public. The ‘minute order’ last week allowed for comment on the ruling with those […]
