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Court reduces Shlemenko’s CSAC fine, suspension

July 22, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko had his three-year suspension and $10,000 fine from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) reduced per a judicial court ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court this past Wednesday.  The fine was reduced by the court and he should be able to return to fight in the state upon paying […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Drug Testing, legal

Bellator files Cross-Complaint against Light

July 20, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Zachary Light-Bellator lawsuit in California is getting personal.  Bellator has filed a Cross-Complaint against Light stating that he stole money from the company and did not pay back a loan given to him due to the fact he was in financial trouble. Light filed the lawsuit claiming wrongful termination back in May in Los […]

Filed Under: Bellator, contracts, Featured, legal, Light v. Bellator

The fallout from Brock Lesnar’s potential drug violation

July 18, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

On Friday, Brock Lesnar was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Association (USADA) of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy due to an out of competition test from June 28, 2016.  Although testing results of Lesnar’s “B” sample are yet to be revealed, the fallout from Lesnar’s appearance hurts the UFC and possibly […]

Filed Under: contracts, Drug Testing, Featured, legal, pay-per-view, payouts, UFC, USADA, WWE, Zuffa

Show Money Episode 11 talks about the UFC sale

July 17, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

I hopped on with Paul Gift and John Nash of Bloody Elbow to discuss the UFC sale and the future impact.  We also learned at the end of the episode that Brock Lesnar was flagged for a potential UFC anti-doping policy violation.

Filed Under: Ali Act, Featured, legal, UFC

Boxers spar in court over failed bout agreement

June 26, 2016 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

Although Deontay Wilder is scheduled to fight Chris Arreola on Fox next month, he’s embroiled in a court battle against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter, Andrey Ryabinskiy due to a purported failed drug test which scratched the fight between the two. On June 13, 2016, Wilder filed a lawsuit against Povetkin, Ryabinskiy and World of […]

Filed Under: boxing, contracts, Drug Testing, Featured, legal, VADA

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