A jury in Iowa found boxing promoter Greg Cohen liable for breach of contract, violations of the Ali Act, fraudulent inducement and tortious interference with business relationship to his former heavyweight Milad Miljas. The jury award the Canadian Heavyweight over $1 million. The lawsuit stems from Miljas’ lawsuit in which he claims that Cohen breached […]
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MLW on Reelz debuts with 79K viewers
Major League Wrestling debuted on the Reelz network Tuesday drawing 79,000 viewers and 0.03 in the 18-49 demo. It was good enough for 130th overall in cable. In comparison, NXT on the USA Network drew 562,000 viewers and a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. MLW, which is involved in a lawsuit with WWE, previously […]
Top 10 of 2022: UFC Antitrust Lawsuit inches closer to something
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit celebrated its 8th anniversary this month and while lawsuits in combat sports have come and gone in that time span this lawsuit has yet to be issued class certification. While Judge Richard Boulware has indicated that he will grant certification for a portion of the plaintiffs’ claims but waited for a […]
Lobov sues McGregor over Proper Twelve idea
According to a report from the Independent in Ireland, former UFC fighter Artem Lobov is suing Conor McGregor over claiming that he was the one that came up with the Proper No. 12 Irish whiskey brand. Lobov has filed the lawsuit in Ireland claiming that he is entitled to five percent of the money McGregor […]
Adesanya detained by NY Port Authorities for possession of metal knuckles
Israel Adesanya was detained by authorities after it was discovered that he had metal knuckles in baggage belonging to the former UFC middleweight champion. According to Adesanya’s manager, the contraband was given to him by a fan that he just stored in his bags. The initial reports indicated that Adesanya was arrested due to the […]