Former UFC Fighter Tae Hyun Bang was sentenced to 10 months for his part in a fight fixing scheme that took place at UFC Fight Night 79 in November 2015. The scheme had Bang taking money from an organized group to throw a fight against Leo Kuntz. Bang was a favorite in the fight but […]
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MPO Year in Review – Alliance MMA sued by investors
Alliance MMA, the publicly traded MMA organization that launched in late 2016, was sued by shareholders citing violations of securities law for alleged misrepresentation of information. A class action suit is sought and there were efforts by multiple companies to seek out aggrieved shareholders. Two lawsuits were filed in New York although one was later […]
MPO Year in Review – Good sues vitamin maker after failed USADA test
Former fighter threatens to sue PFL
MMA Fighting reports that former Professional Fighter’s League fighter Bruce Boyington is threatening legal action after he was informed by the PFL that he would not be included in the company’s 12-man lightweight division 2018 season. Boyington is 14-11 and has lost his last 3 fights. He claims to have had a four-fight contract with […]
Hunt lawyers seek to include facts about UFC pulling him from Fight Night 121 in lawsuit
On Friday, Mark Hunt’s lawyer filed a motion to supplement its First Amended Complaint according to court papers. The supplemented information appears to include his “unilateral removal (for pretextual reasons) from UFC’s November 2017 “UFC Fight Night 121” card. Hunt claim’s he “incurred in excess of $100,000.00 in damages for the cost of his pre-fight […]