This past Friday, attorneys for Top Rank Boxing filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in U.S. District Court in Nevada seeking to dismiss a bulk of boxer Mikey Garcia’s lawsuit. Garcia’s lawsuit was originally filed in Riverside County (CA) Superior Court. Top Rank lawyer’s removed the case to Federal Court in Nevada via […]
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Mayweather sued over All Access episode
Yahoo! Sports reports that Floyd Mayweather has been sued in Clark County, Nevada by Hasim Rahman, Jr. and Sharif Rahman. The Rahman brothers are suing Mayweather for battery, tortious assault, false imprisonment, negligent hiring, training supervision and retention and unjust enrichment based on an episode of Showtime’s “All Access” series. The Rahman brothers are sons […]
Le expected to appeal suspension
ESPN reports that Cung Le is expected to appeal his one-year UFC suspension for testing positive for elevated levels of human grown hormone (hGH). The appeal provides a unique scenario in which a UFC fighter will appeal a drug suspension to the UFC acting in the capacity of regulatory authority. Dana White confirmed that Le […]
Don King found liable for breach of fight agreement
Earlier this week, a Federal District Court in New York ruled that boxing promoter Don King liable was in breach of contract when his fighter failed a drug test for a boxing event to be held in Russia earlier this year. The parties will now argue about how much in monetary damages that the boxing […]
Zuffa settles piracy lawsuit with individual that shared 141 PPVs
Zuffa has settled with PPV pirate Steven Mussina according to company press release sent out Saturday. Although terms of the settlement agreement were not disclosed, Mussina, who was accused of pirating at least 141 UFC PPVs, will comply with the wishes of Zuffa and provide information on how he circumvented the pay per view system. […]