Eddie Alvarez will be appearing on The MMA Hour Monday to presumably talk about his legal fight with Bellator. The appearance comes after a weekend of tweets in which he went after Bellator, Spike and Viacom. Alvarez’s official twitter handle, @Ealvarezfight, indicated that he was moving to train with the Blackzillians. It also stated he […]
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The continued fight for MMA in NY
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) is running an in depth perspective on combat sports this week and one of the articles asks whether this will be the year New York finally sanctions MMA. The article points to several inferences that could position the bill to legalize MMA for a vote in Albany this year. […]
Court denies Bellator’s Motion to Dismiss Alvarez Counterclaims
The United States District Court for the District Court of New Jersey has denied Bellator’s Motion to Dismiss the Counterclaims of Eddie Alvarez. The litigation between the two sides will continue. Bellator had brought a Motion to Dismiss Alvarez’s Counterclaims for Tortious Interference with a Prospective Economic Advantage and Breach of Contract. Judge Jose Linares […]
Bellator files Reply Brief in Motion to Dismiss Alvarez’s claims
Bellator has filed its Reply Brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s counterclaims. Bellator’s motion should be decided sometime this month. Bellator’s counsel has requested an oral argument although its not known at this point whether the Court will grant this request. The Reply Brief attacks Alvarez’s position in bringing its two […]
UFC Releases Fighter Code of Conduct
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports on the released UFC’s Code of Conduct. In light of the comments made by Matt Mitrone, the UFC revealed its Code of Conduct each contracted fighter must follow. First, a comment on Mitrione. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta told Yahoo! Sports: It doesn’t mean he’ll [Mitrione] be cut, or suspended […]