On Friday, Mark Hunt’s lawyer filed a motion to supplement its First Amended Complaint according to court papers. The supplemented information appears to include his “unilateral removal (for pretextual reasons) from UFC’s November 2017 “UFC Fight Night 121” card. Hunt claim’s he “incurred in excess of $100,000.00 in damages for the cost of his pre-fight […]
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UK court orders Bisping to pay over $400K to former manager
MMA Junkie reports that Michael Bisping will have to pay more than $400,000 in unpaid commissions to his former management team after a Manchester court determined that soon-to-be retired former UFC middleweight champion will need to pay up per an agreement between 2005 and 2011. The lawsuit was reported on by the UK’s Daily Mail […]
White threatens lawsuit if Pacquiao reached out to McGregor
Dana White shot down any rumors of a Manny Pacquiao-Conor McGregor fight by stating that if the Filipino boxer had any contact with McGregor, it would like end in a lawsuit. During the UFC Fresno post-fight press conference, White was asked about the potential fight. “That would be weird because he’s [McGregor] under contract with […]
Arbitration could determine boxer Trout’s Ali Act claim
Although not given enough publicity, the lawsuit filed by Austin Trout against the World Boxing Organization which was moved to U.S. federal court in Puerto Rico continues with the WBO attempting to move the case to arbitration while Trout seeking to maintain it in federal court. Notably, Trout claims damages for violations of the Muhammad […]
Court allows discovery to continue in part in Mark Hunt lawsuit
The Court in the Mark Hunt lawsuit has ordered that discover to continue with respect to all claims except for his RICO claims in his First Amended Complaint until the determination of the Motion to Dismiss filed by Zuffa/Dana White and Brock Lesnar. The 3-page ruling indicated that discovery (requests for documents and answering of […]