MMA Fighting reports that the Attorney General of Nevada is looking into whether it will investigate the possibility that UFC light heavyweight champ lied under oath while testifying before the Nevada State Athletic Commission this past September. Based on the commission review of the incident including Jones’ testimony, he was fined $50,000 and given 40 […]
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2014: a look at some of the business issues in boxing
MMA Payout takes a quick review of 2014 in the sport of boxing. 2014 was an interesting year for the sport as boxing began to expand with more PPVs than the standard Pacquiao and Mayweather bi-yearly events. Canelo Alvarez faced Alfredo Angulo in March (the event drew an impressive 350,000 PPV buys), Sergio Martinez faced […]
UFC reverses course on out of competition drug testing policy
Dana White stated at a media session on Thursday that the UFC is doing away with plans for its out of competition testing due to the issues it faced with Cung Le. In his explanation, White blames the lawyers for the drug testing issues with Le. ESPN reported in August that the UFC was furthering […]
14 for 14: No. 1 the UFC antitrust lawsuit
In a lawsuit that may change the structure of the UFC and the MMA business as a whole, fighters have sued Zuffa for alleged violations of section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The fighters intend to seek class action status as 5 law firms have joined together to represent the plaintiffs. The UFC recently retained […]
Zuffa retains Boies Schiller & Flexner
The UFC issued a statement in which it announced that it has retained the law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner to defend it against plaintiffs seeking class action status alleging Zuffa of violating antitrust laws. Per the UFC web site: We have built a popular business from modest beginnings by meeting the needs of […]