Boxer Dominic Breazeale and trainer Manny Robles have sued Deontay Wilder, Marcellus Wilder and Marriott international in the U.S. District Court of Central California as a result of a hotel altercation that happened this past February. The lawsuit was filed on April 13, 2017. TMZ Sports has footage of what occurred. This happened post-event in […]
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Johnson files appeal regarding Cormier’s weigh-in
Anthony Johnson has filed an appeal with the New York State Athletic Commission regarding Daniel Cormier’s weigh in. In a letter from Johnson’s attorneys, Craig Zimmerman and David Mossberg, claim that Cormier did not know of his allowance to weigh-in again within two hours. More to the point, they took issue with the weigh-in controversy […]
Attorneys in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Fight over Extension of Discovery Deadline
The parties in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit are battling over extending the discovery period with plaintiffs requesting more time and Zuffa attorneys arguing that the deadline should not be extended. Plaintiffs are requesting a 60-day extension of the fact discovery period and remainder of the case schedule. According to court rules, discovery, the process of […]
Judge angered by WWE and Plaintiffs disregard for brief rules
A federal judge in Connecticut has issued a written smackdown of the litigation between the WWE and former wrestlers in a contentious lawsuit claiming that the company knew of information concerning a link between repeated head trauma and permanent neurological conditions that it exposed to its wrestlers. The lawsuit involves former pro wrestlers Evan Singleton […]
Quarry responds to Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment of his claims
Attorneys for Nate Quarry have filed its Opposition Brief to Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment to dismiss Quarry’s claims in the antitrust lawsuit filed in Nevada. Quarry’s lawyers argue that while his last contract was in 2010, the harm to Quarry arose out of Zuffa’s scheme as a whole. Quarry’s attorneys note that the former […]