A jury in Orange County Superior Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Paradigm Sports Management, LLC in a breach of contract lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao. The jury ruled in favor of Paradigm Sports 9-3, to award $5.1 million which broken down is $3.3 million in actual damages and $1.8 million in punitive damages. According […]
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Diaz charged with second-degree battery, claims self-defense
An arrest warrant has been issued to Nathan Diaz after video showed the former UFC star choking out an individual on the streets of New Orleans. Diaz’s representatives claim that he was defending himself. Diaz is being charged with second-degree battery after a video from Bourbon Street Saturday night showed Diaz use a standing guillotine […]
WWE talent allowed back on Twitch after compromise
WWE and Twitch reached a deal in which wrestlers are allowed to stream on Twitch with “almost no restrictions.” There was a prior ban by WWE which forbid wrestling talent from appearing on third party platforms. WWE talent are independent contractors and made ancillary money through Twitch streams. However, in the fall of 2020, Vince […]
WWE Files Motion to Dismiss MLW First Amended Complaint
Attorneys for the WWE have filed a Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint against Major League Wrestling. The lawsuit was filed by MLW claiming that WWE violated antitrust laws as it used anti-competitive measures to preclude competitors in the market of professional wrestling media programming. WWE Motion to Dismiss FAC o… by MMA Payout […]