A minute order issued on Saturday indicates that there will be another hearing in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. November 19th Judge Richard Boulware will conduct a status conference which will be via video conference as a result of the worldwide pandemic. A previous status conference was held in September which had no real takeaways except […]
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Still seeking break from Golden Boy-DAZN, Canelo wants his case to stay in court, not arbitration
Canelo Alvarez filed his Statement regarding Arbitration in his lawsuit in federal court against DAZN and Golden Boy. Not surprising, he argues that arbitration cannot occur despite the provisions in the contracts that state otherwise. Canelo Statement Regarding Arbitration by MMA Payout on Scribd The main thrust of his argument is that since there are […]
DAZN, Golden Boy both request dismissal of Canelo case in favor of arbitration
On Monday afternoon, Golden Boy Boxing filed a Statement with the Court regarding Arbitration notifying the Court and Canelo Alvarez that they will enforce the arbitration provision found in Canelo’s Promotional Contract. Later that evening, DAZN filed a similar Statement with the court and in addition requested that the lawsuit be dismissed. The parties to […]
Golden Boy, DAZN required to file contracts with court in Canelo case, notify of invoking arbitration clause
Monday will be an interesting day in the Canelo Alvarez lawsuit against DAZN and Golden Boy. The court has set a deadline of October 26th as to filing the contracts that are the center of the dispute. According to a minute order from the court, the parties were to “meet and confer” which basically means […]
Luck seeks to restart case against Vince McMahon
On Tuesday, attorneys for Oliver Luck requested the Delaware Bankruptcy Court handling the XFL Bankruptcy that it would like for the Court to lift the stay of the lawsuit the former commissioner has with Vince McMahon. Motion to Lift Stay by MMA Payout The lawsuit was filed earlier this year in which Luck requested that […]