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 […]
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Court changes course, rules in favor of Zuffa to seal and redact docs in Mark Hunt case
The Court in the Mark Hunt lawsuit against Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar granted Zuffa’s Renewed Motion to File Exhibits Under Seal and To Redact a Portion of Their Reply Brief. Notably, Plaintiff did not file a response to oppose the “renewed motion.” Originally, the court denied Zuffa’s request which seeks to seal and […]
UFC 226 draws near 300K PPV buys according to report
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 227 is estimated to have done 300,000 PPV buys. The event was headline by two title fights in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. According to the report by Dave Meltzer, the PPV buys are in the same range as the April 7th PPV featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta. The […]
Show Money episode 23 discusses Antitrust, DAZN-Bellator, etc.
UFC 227: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 227 taking place in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The show featured two championship fights with one title change. Dillashaw retains title in stoppage of Garbrandt T.J. Dillashaw successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight title over Cody Garbrandt with a […]