A bill to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York has failed to reach an Assembly vote once again this year. Despite a concerted effort to attempt to push the bill through, which included revamping the bill to attempt to appease legislators, it appears that it will not make it to a […]
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Shlemenko suspended 3 years and fined $10K by CSAC
Alexander Shlemenko was suspended three years and fined $10,000 by the California State Athletic Commission as it is the harshest penalty against an MMA fighter since it began regulating the sport. In addition, Shlemenko’s win against Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133 has been overturned. The commission voted unanimously by a 7-0 vote in favor of […]
Nevada court consolidates Zuffa antitrust cases
On June 11th, Judge Richard Boulware of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada signed an order which would consolidate all of the cases in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court in Northern California determined that the venue of the lawsuit filed by Cung Le and several other […]
Digging deeper into the Golden Boy-PBC Haymon lawsuit
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 […]