For those that want additional information on the PBC lawsuit discussed in Show Money Episode 5, we provide it here. On May 5, long-time Golden Boy Boxing attorney Bertram Fields filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles to be specific) against Al Haymon and a variety […]
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Show Money Episode 5 discusses UFC and PBC lawsuits
Court orders UFC antitrust lawsuit to Las Vegas
The Honorable Edward Davila has granted Zuffa’s request to transfer the venue of the class action antitrust lawsuit filed by former UFC fighters to Las Vegas, Nevada. In an order dated June 1, 2015, the U.S. District Court for Northern California, San Jose Division granted Zuffa’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the U.S. District Court of Nevada, […]
UFC responds to McMann about gender equality
The UFC has issued a statement in light of the comments made by Sara McMann stating that the pending UFC-Reebok sponsorship deal is disproportionately unfair to women fighters. Via MMA Fighting: “The new UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy (AOP) equally recognizes each athlete’s tenure in UFC, as well as any bout appearances in the WEC and […]
McMann believes gender inequity in Reebok deal
MMA Fighting reports UFC women’s bantamweight Sara McMann is speaking out about the UFC’s new uniform deal and is considering legal action because she believes that the policy may be unfair to female fighters. McMann was interviewed by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour and believes that the pay structure based on the number of […]