Zuffa has filed its Reply Brief in its hopes of Judge Richard Boulware changing his mind with admitting testimony of Joe Silva in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit. During the evidentiary hearing of Joe Silva, Zuffa attorneys attempted to ask the former matchmaker about “wage share” but was shut down by Plaintiffs who objected to the […]
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Aspen Ladd loses CSAC appeal as TKO upheld
UFC women’s bantamweight had her appeal of her sudden first round KO by Germaine de Randamie denied by the California State Athletic Commission. Ladd attempted to change the loss to a no-contest based on referee Herb Dean’s quick stoppage. The fight was the main event of a UFC Fight Night in Sacramento this past July. […]
Hoping for title fight, Pulev asks Court for Andy Ruiz contract
Heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev asked a New York federal court access to obtain Andy Ruiz’s contract from the short-lived lawsuit in August between Ruiz’s management and that of Anthony Joshua. The Court denied the letter request but left open the question if Pulev were to bring a motion before the Court. The lawsuit was filed […]
More documents from UFC antitrust hearing reveal Joe Silva’s negotiations
More documents were reveled recently in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit. The documents reveal email communications between Joe Silva and managers regarding contract negotiations for fighters. Overall, it would be hard to call it “negotiations” as the UFC flexed its leverage over fighters in making them capitulate. In one exchange, Silva has a back and forth […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit file Opposition to Zuffa’s appeal for use of Silva testimony
The Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have filed an Opposition to Zuffa’s Motion for Reconsideration of the inclusion of testimony from Joe Silva. The Court had sided with Plaintiffs in preventing Silva to testify about wage share at his evidentiary hearing last month. Zuffa filed a Motion for Reconsideration seeking that Judge Boulware rethink […]