A Nevada Court has denied Nick Diaz’s request for a judicial review of his drug suspension. Diaz was seeking review of his drug suspension for not disclosing his marijuana use and fine fo $79,500. The order which recites the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law found substantial evidence that Diaz used marijuana, a banned […]
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Alvarez-Bellator lawsuit enters settlement discussions
The Eddie Alvarez-Bellator situation may be drawing closer to a possible settlement as Patrick English, attorney for Bellator, sent a letter to the Court requesting an extension of time to respond to Alvarez’s Counterclaims. The parties have agreed to the extension until March 1, 2013 and the Court approval should be a mere formality. Mr. […]
Concessions made by New York may allow UFC in state
In a turn of events on Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York was to hear oral arguments in New York’s Motion to Dismiss Zuffa’s First Amended Complaint. Instead, John Schwartz, attorney on behalf of the state of New York made a surprising admission. The attorney representing the Attorney General […]
Court to hear oral argument in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
This Wednesday, February 13th, the Court will hear oral argument in New York’s Second Motion to Dismiss Zuffa, et al’s lawsuit against the state citing that the state’s law banning MMA is unconstitutional. As you may recall, Zuffa sued the state of New York citing the law banning Mixed Martial Arts in the state as […]
FOIA request reveals little information on government investigation of Zuffa
Recently, I made a FOIA request to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) inquiring about its investigation of Zuffa with respect to its purchase of Strikeforce. The documents provided under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) did not reveal anything of note. The documents consisted of 5 pages. Two pages were form letters, dated January […]