On Tuesday this week, a Minnesota jury found in favor of former governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura in a defamation case against the estate of a former Navy SEAL that wrote in his best-selling book about a fight with Ventura. The jury awarded Ventura $1.8 million. Ventura won $500,000 for his defamation claim as […]
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Golden Boy, Haymon file motion to dismiss claims in Main Events lawsuit
Al Haymon and the rest of the defendants sued by promoter Main Events for allegedly breaching a contract for a fight between Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev have filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit. However, the Court has allowed Main Events to amend its Complaint which may render the motions moot. Some background on the […]
New York requests more time in Zuffa lawsuit
The Zuffa-New York lawsuit will have to wait a little longer for resolution as the Court has granted an extension of time request by New York to file its Summary Judgment motion. The new deadline is for July 31st with the last responsive briefing not due until September 4, 2014. In a letter to the […]
Main Events sues promoter, Schaefer and Stevenson
MMA Payout has obtained a copy of the lawsuit filed by promoters Main Events as it is suing the promoter for Adonis Stevenson for bowing out of an intended fight with Sergey Kovalev. The lawsuit centers around the involvement of boxing insider Al Haymon. It was filed last month with little occurring in the lawsuit […]
Golden Boy and Schaefer heading to arbitration
ESPN reports that Golden Boy Promotions has requested arbitration against former CEO Richard Schaefer. According to the report, De la Hoya and Golden Boy are requesting $50 million in damages from Schaefer although no allegations have been reported as to the claim. The case is being sent to private arbitration per the terms of Schaefer’s […]