Deontay Wilder filed its appeal brief in requesting that the court overturn the trial court’s ruling in favor of World of Boxing and Alexander Povetkin. The appeal highlights an incongruent ruling by the court which appeared to defer to the World Boxing Council in its determination of Povetkin’s drug test failure. The match between the […]
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Boxer Austin Trout case moved to arbitration, casts concern on future of Ali Act
A Federal Court in Puerto Rico has dismissed boxer Austin Trout’s lawsuit against the World Boxing Organization for claims of violating the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. The court determined that due to the signed contact, Trout must submit to arbitration. Austin Trout Case Order on … by on Scribd Trout claimed that the WBO […]
Factual misstatements, omissions cited by Smith in dismissal letter as she appeals NLRB decision
MMA Junkie reports that Leslie Smith will file an appeal of her dismissal of her NLRB labor complaint. In a two-page decision dated September 18, 2018, the NLRB cited that after an investigation Smith’s complaint lacks merit. “[t]here is insufficient evidence to establish that the UFC’s failure to renew her contract in April 2018 was […]
Court in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit denies Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs’ Experts
Late last week, the Court in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit denied Zuffa’s Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Guy Davis, Dr. Andrew Zimbalist and Dr. Hal Singer. The Motions to Exclude were filed back in February. The Court issued a minute order without further explanation: Upon review of the record, the Court denies without prejudice […]
Details of Lorenzo Fertitta deposition in Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit
The deposition of Lorenzo Fertitta was included in Plaintiffs’ Opposition Brief to Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit. In contrast to the deposition of Dana White, Fertitta’s disclosed testimony offers a sobering recount of his old business. Fertitta discussed the acquisition of the WEC: Lorenzo Fertitta discusses the acquisition of WEC […]