Zuffa has filed a Motion to Stay Discovery in the antitrust lawsuit filed by former UFC fighters. According to the papers filed Wednesday, Zuffa requests that discovery is halted until the court addresses Zuffa’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Transfer Venue. The Motion to Stay Discovery is set to be heard by the Honorable […]
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Golden Boy sues Haymon for antitrust violations
Golden Boy Promotions LLC and boxer Bernard Hopkins filed suit this week against Al Haymon and a variety of Haymon’s businesses and associates with respect to violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles. The lawsuit paints the picture that many competitors have accused Haymon of for […]
Zuffa files Reply Brief in support of Motion to Dismiss in antitrust lawsuit
Late last week, Zuffa filed its Reply Brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss the Plaintiffs’ Complaint in the class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Northern California. The Reply Brief addressed issues from Plaintiffs’ Opposition. The hearing is set for July. First we take a look at the Opposition Brief. In Plaintiffs’ Opposition, they […]
Class action lawsuit filed against Pacquiao, Top Rank over pre-fight injury
ESPN reports that two Nevada residents have sued Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, Todd DuBoef , Michael Koncz and Top Rank for not disclosing the fact that he had an injured shoulder going into the fight with Floyd Mayweather. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Nevada on Tuesday. The lawsuit obtained by […]
Golden Boy eyes potential antitrust lawsuit against Haymon, PBC
There are reasons why Al Haymon never speaks, one of those may be to prevent the threat of litigation. A recent article about Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions may bring on an antitrust lawsuit involving rival Golden Boy Promotions as chief plaintiff. A recent Sports Business Journal article featured Haymon’s PBC and went over how funding was […]