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AEW, Moxley sued by crew member for injuries

June 16, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

A lawsuit has been filed by a crew member during an All Elite Wrestling event when Jonathan David Good aka Jon Moxley allegedly went “off script” and injured Christopher Francis Dispensa. The lawsuit (h/t Cageside Seats) states that Dispensa was injured at the May 10, 2023 AEW Dynamite at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit […]

Filed Under: AEW, legal, pro wrestling, Wrestling

Another heel turn, John Laurinaitis agrees to turn on Vince McMahon

June 4, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

John Laurinaitis has been dismissed from the Janel Grant lawsuit in exchange for a settlement and providing evidence against Vince McMahon. This is the second time that Laurinaitis has flipped on McMahon although this one will stick since he’s been dismissed with prejudice (i.e., permanently) from the lawsuit. Laurinaitis was implicated in the Grant lawsuit […]

Filed Under: legal, McMahon-Grant, UFC, WWE

Phil Davis files potential class action antitrust lawsuit against TKO/Zuffa for non-UFC fighters

May 30, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Nevada which seeks to turn the business of MMA on its head. Davis’ lawsuit is an offshoot of the now-settled Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa, the current Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa and the recently filed Mikhail Cirkunov, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Le v. Zuffa, legal, Zuffa

Another UFC fighter files an antitrust lawsuit

May 28, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Mikhail Cirkunov has filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa in Nevada Federal Court. The lawsuit will be assigned to Judge Richard Boulware who presided over the Le case and currently the Kajan Johnson case. The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Le v. Zuffa, legal, TKO, Zuffa

BJ Penn arrested twice for alleged domestic violence

May 27, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The sad downward spiral of former UFC champion BJ Penn continued this past weekend as he was arrested on Sunday at his home in Hilo, Hawaii for alleged harassment of a family member. One of Penn’s friends videotaped the encounter with police in what appears to be Penn’s home where he was laying in bed […]

Filed Under: legal, UFC

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Dana White on Eddie Hearn: 'I stopped listening to Eddie Hearn about three months ago. Is there anybody more full of shit than this guy?'

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Per GAEC,

Disclosed Purses for all fighters on the #ShieldsScott event

Again, only what was disclosed to the commission:

Claressa Shields: $500,000
Kaye Scott: $54,320

Joseph Hicks: $23,125
Troy Isley: $30,000

Bernice Ferreira: $20,000
Caroline Veyre: $20,300

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What the Seahawks’ locker room sounded like after Devon Witherspoon became the highest-paid CB in NFL history.

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the @Seahawks tonight at 9 pm ET on @hbomax.

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Yes, the Pulitzer-winning journalist is the source we should ignore, not the people who continue to want access to the LA sports team they cover. This was a dumb thing to think and an even dumber thing to tweet.

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