MMA Payout takes a look at the 158-page expert report provided by plaintiffs’ economic expert Andrew Zimbalist. Its Dr. Zimbalist’s opinion that Zuffa is attempting to exclude from the case at hand as they take issue with his calculation of damages. As with most of the filings containing sensitive information about Zuffa contract and financial […]
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UFC attempts to exclude expert, Plaintiffs file for class certification in latest antitrust lawsuit filings
New filings in the UFC antitrust case filed Friday included plaintiffs’ request for class certification and Zuffa seeking to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert Andrew Zimbalist. As is customary in litigation, a glut of pages of legal filings were made on a Friday, just in time for the three day President’s Day weekend for […]
Canadian MMA promotion sues WSOF for breach of Franchise Agreement
A Canadian mixed martial arts regional promotion has filed a lawsuit against MMAWC, LLC and associated entities with the World Series of Fighting promotion in Clark County Superior Court in Nevada. The lawsuit, filed on February 1, 2018, also names Carlos Silva, Ray Sefo and Keith Redmond. Aggression Fighting Championship (“AFC”) claims that in mid-2013 […]
Hunt allowed to include removal from UFC Fight Night 121 in his lawsuit against UFC
The court in the Mark Hunt-UFC/Dana White/Brock Lesnar lawsuit has granted Hunt the opportunity to Supplement his lawsuit to include facts about his removal from UFC Fight Night 121. Order on Supplemental Complaint by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd In finding for Hunt, the court stated that Defendants’ argument in precluding the filing a supplemental complaint […]
Rivera issued 4 years ban for submitting false evidence to USADA
Francisco Rivera was handed a 4-year suspension from the UFC for “aggravating circumstances” stemming from a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The arbitrator determined that Rivera knowingly took clenbuterol and attempted to falsify evidence to conceal the wrongdoing. A USADA arbitrator issued the ruling on Friday. USADAv.rivera Award by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd The arbitration […]