On Wednesday, Judge Richard Boulware finally released his long-awaited opinion granting in part the plaintiffs in the defined ’bout class’ to move forward as a class rather than having to file individual lawsuits. The 80-page opinion details the reasoning behind the ruling and is likely the grounds to which the UFC will file its appeal. […]
Antitrust Class Action
BREAKING: Fighters obtain class certification in UFC antitrust lawsuit
On Wednesday, Judge Richard Boulware finally issued his ruling granting class certification in favor of the former UFC fighters in the long-awaited ruling which would start the march toward an eventual trial. The ruling is 80 pages long and goes into detail the reasons why it found that class certification was appropriate for the defined […]
Top 10 of 2022: UFC Antitrust Lawsuit inches closer to something
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit celebrated its 8th anniversary this month and while lawsuits in combat sports have come and gone in that time span this lawsuit has yet to be issued class certification. While Judge Richard Boulware has indicated that he will grant certification for a portion of the plaintiffs’ claims but waited for a […]
Whatever happened to the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
When we last left off with the lawsuit, Judge Richard Boulware was going to issue a ruling on whether to allow the UFC plaintiffs class action status. If denied, the case would be effectively over pending an appeal. But, it appears that the case may be in more limbo due to another case. Early last […]