Judge Richard Boulware issued a Supplemental Order on Tuesday in response to Zuffa’s attempt to stay a discovery order issued on January 6th. As a result, Judge Boulware gave a detailed accounting of the discovery issues. This includes calling out Zuffa for an “unfortunate pattern of obfuscation and discovery violations.” Judge Boulware also noted that […]
Antitrust Class Action
Zuffa files emergency appeal to Ninth Circuit in Kajan Johnson case
Last week, the UFC filed an emergency appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking relief so that it would not have to turn over discovery to plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Procedurally, the emergency motion is seeking a Court Order for an administrative stay and stay the district court order granting […]
Top 10 of 2025 No 3 Phil Davis files antitrust lawsuit
In addition to the Misha Cirkunov lawsuit, the same attorneys involved in the Le, Johnson and Cirkunov cases filed a case on behalf of Phil Davis. The difference with Davis’ lawsuit is that he requests a change to the landscape of future MMA contracts. Instead of monetary damages which is the primary reason for the […]
Top 10 of 2025 – No 4 Misha Cirkunov files a lawsuit against Zuffa
In May 2025, Misha Cirkunov filed an antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa which included fighters that signed a an arbitration agreement two updated fighter contracts. From our post in May 2025: The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to encompass fighters who had signed […]
Top 10 of 2025 – No 5 Judge finalizes settlement payouts in Le Antitrust case
This past February Judge Richard Boulware finalized the settlement in the Cung Le Antitrust lawsuit. The over 10 year legal battle finally ended for the fighters involved in the class. Via Courthouse News: Thirty-five class members are expected to net more than $1 million, while around 100 fighters should receive more than $500,000. More than […]