Josh Barnett is negotiating his release from the UFC due to the lack of trust he has in USADA. Barnett received an admonished but no suspension for a flagged drug test administered by the UFC’s third party anti-doping officiant. Barnett was the first UFC fighter to “prevail” in an arbitration for a failed test. The […]
legal
World Series of Fighting and PFL file appeal against former officers of WSOF
The World Series of Fighting litigation continues in Nevada. Despite re-emerging earlier this month as the Professional Fighters’ League, the lawsuit(s) continue over the power struggle between individuals, entities and now with a new investment group, more litigants. In this instance, the lawsuit hinges on a licensing agreement which contained an arbitration provision. The licensing […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit oppose sealing of documents
Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit are opposing a Motion to Seal brought by Zuffa to seal documents in Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion to Certify Class and Related Materials. The opposition is the first in this litigation which has gone without any challenges to the redaction and/or sealing of […]
The Interview: USF Law Student Zachary Tomlin
I had the opportunity to speak with University of San Francisco Law School student Zachary Tomlin. He recently won an award in the annual Sports Lawyers Association student writing competition for a paper he wrote about the NLRB and the UFC. Tomlin SLA Submission by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd During my talk with Zack, we reference […]
UFC calls report of UFC 225 PPV buys “material misrepresentation”
The UFC has refuted an LA Times report that UFC 225 scored just less than 150,000 PPV buys. UFC attorney Hunter Campbell told the LA Times that the number was a “material misrepresentation” of the actual buys and short by “something in excess of six figures” although he did not provide an actual figure. UFC […]