On Monday, Ryan Garcia filed a Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed by Golden Boy Boxing. Garcia’s advisor, Guadalupe Valencia, also sued in this lawsuit filed a similar motion. The lawsuit was filed by Golden Boy after Garcia sought mediation with respect to his contract with Golden Boy. He agreed to sign a 5 year […]
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Court finds hole in Ali Act
One of the overlooked issues that came out of the Mladen Miljas-Greg Cohen lawsuit was the Court’s interpretation of the Muhammad Ali. We take a look at the trial transcript on the day they examined the Ali Act as it pertained to damages. Background of the lawsuit can be found here as well as an […]
After long wait Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit win class certification
On Wednesday, Judge Richard Boulware finally released his long-awaited opinion granting in part the plaintiffs in the defined ’bout class’ to move forward as a class rather than having to file individual lawsuits. The 80-page opinion details the reasoning behind the ruling and is likely the grounds to which the UFC will file its appeal. […]
BREAKING: Fighters obtain class certification in UFC antitrust lawsuit
On Wednesday, Judge Richard Boulware finally issued his ruling granting class certification in favor of the former UFC fighters in the long-awaited ruling which would start the march toward an eventual trial. The ruling is 80 pages long and goes into detail the reasons why it found that class certification was appropriate for the defined […]