Earlier this month, the plaintiff in the Conor McGregor thrown can lawsuit from the pre-UFC 202 press conference moved the court for partial summary judgment seeking an order that the UFC two-division champion was liable for throwing a can that hit William Pegg. In the moving papers, Pegg embeds still photographs of McGregor throwing “unopened […]
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Conor McGregor enters plea deal, will have no jail time…or criminal record
Conor McGregor has agreed to a plea deal with the New York District Attorney and approved by the court on Thursday morning. McGregor pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was handed just community service for the April 5th incident where he hurled a dolly at a bus of UFC athletes. The district attorney dropped two […]
He says he’s not, but should Anderson Silva sue USADA?
On Ariel Helwani’s show this past Monday, Anderson Silva stated that he would not take legal action after USADA determined that his failed drug test came from a compounding pharmacy. But, a legal action could facilitate a change to the current UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The former middleweight champ said he has lost 4 sponsors as […]
Court denies UFC’s request to seal Promotional Agreement in Mark Hunt lawsuit
The Court in the Mark Hunt lawsuit against Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar denied a motion for leave to file exhibits under seal. The defendants’ motion (specifically White and the UFC) sought to seal and redact portions of the 2016 Promotional Agreement with the UFC Heavyweight. The Court denied the request citing that the […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust lawsuit file opposition in light of U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Earlier this week, the plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have filed a response in opposition to Zuffa’s motion seeking to file supplemental authority to support its Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Hal Singer. Zuffa is seeking to include the recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Ohio v. American Express in support of its […]