The UFC has pulled Mark Hunt from his main event match against Marcin Tybura in Australia for UFC Fight Night 121 this November citing medical concerns. The concerns were made known after Hunt penned an article entitled, “If I die fighting, that’s fine.” Fabricio Werdun will get the quick turnaround and fill-in for Hunt against […]
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Showtime requests class actions suits over Mayweather-McGregor move to New York
Law360 reports that Showtime Networks is asking that lawsuits stemming from poor streaming feeds for the Mayweather-McGregor fight be heard in New York. Currently, there are 8 lawsuits across the nation in which plaintiffs claim that they paid to watch the Mayweather-McGregor fight but could not or received poor video streams. The first was filed […]
Young Bucks receive cease and desist over hand gesture
Pro wrestling tag team, the Young Bucks (real life brothers Matt and Nick Jackson) are big stars on the independent wrestling scene. Recently, World Wrestling Entertainment sent the team a cease and desist letter for using hand gestures and phrases made popular by WWE characters during their performances. The “Kliq” hand gesture was used in […]
Top Rank and Plaintiffs in Antitrust Lawsuit Resolve Discovery Dispute
Top Rank and the Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have resolved their discovery dispute regarding a motion to compel production of documents and for the attendance of the deposition of Bob Arum. A notice of resolution was filed late last week. The agreement between the parties avoids a motion to compel brought by Plaintiffs […]